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I am really happy to see that a discussion of the topic has started! On my own layout, I am not into modeling an urban transit system, but a Swiss narrow gauge line, just to be able to run my "Glacier Express". However, I find the idea of a present day urban streetcar layout intriguing. The interest was kindled when I accidentally ran into a view videos of the Seattle streetcar line. A quick search showed, that quite a number of US cities have invested into building up modern transit systems. I watched a video on the San Diego streetcars, which strongly remind me of the ones you see in Frankfurt/Germany. In my country, streetcars have always played an important role, although a few systems closed down their lines in the 1960´s. The gas crisis in 1973 brought a change in attitude and since then, the good old streetcar has turned into a modern regional transit system in most cities. Today´s streetcars are a mix of subway (ususally, they run underground in downtown areas), traditional streetcars and rapid transit systems connecting towns and cities in a region. One of the world´s best (if not the best) systems is that of Karlsruhe. My hometown, Hamburg, closed down its last streetcar line as late as 1978, but is contemplating to reinstate a few lines as an addition to the subway network.
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