How NOT to build public transit (Toronto’s Streetcars)

Streetcars in North America have a bad reputation for being slow and "causing traffic". But trams can be a fast, reliable, and efficient transit option, as long as we prioritize just like the rest of the world.
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The real story behind the demise of America's once-mighty streetcars
www.vox.com/2015/5/7/8562007/...
Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
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Toronto's First Subway
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Downs-Thompson Paradox
• Do Your Buses Get Stuc...
Transit Signal Priority Lecture
• 19. Transit Signal Pri...
Transit Ridership Statistics
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Traffic violations on King St.
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➜ Timestamps:
0:00 Transit in America sucks
1:19 The rise and fall of streetcars
3:33 Toronto's car-centric mindset
4:52 Streetcars do not cause traffic
6:48 Giving streetcars priority
10:31 User experience & accessibility
11:51 Wasted opportunity
13:08 King St Transit Priority Corridor
15:35 Conclusion
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