The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams)

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References & Further Reading

https://www.sparvagnsstaderna.se/en/t...

https://www.railjournal.com/passenger...

https://www.fareast.mobi/en/brt/risks...
https://streets.mn/2024/03/12/bus-rap...

https://itdp.org/library/standards-an...
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https://web.archive.org/web/201706111...
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Thanks to Extra Credits for the quote read!

The majority of the content in this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes, with some stock footage licensed from Getty Images

No generative AI or AI voices were used in the making of this video

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:21 Why trams are great
6:56 Our ultimate goal is great urban places
8:37 Trams as a walking accelerator
9:35 Trams encourage development
11:59 Trams make urban places better
12:58 Trams improve pedestrianised places
14:52 Metros also fit well in great urban places
16:05 Streetcars were replaced with subways
17:42 Trams and metros have different purposes
19:21 Trams can be faster than metros
21:01 Buses are not a replacement for trams
23:45 Trams are better for cycling
25:16 BRTs are problematic
27:26 Your city should not be building a BRT
29:49 Trams are not "in the way"
31:16 We need to properly fund public transit
32:51 Toronto streetcars are terrible
33:25 City with good trams reap the benefits
33:29 Outro and Incogni Sponsorship