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Streetcars work if there is a dedicated right of way such as a Blv. meduim strip or reused railroad right of way that would give them a avantage over automobiles. The St. Charles line was slow by light rail standards even though it used a center meduim strip was slow because there was too many grade crossings and the ol cars were contstaly playing chicken with cars and peds. Even though the light rail my be slower then driving a dedicated right of way means consistancy and that to a commuter makes a difference over driving. The ablility to multi-task as in sleep or work on the way to work and as well as save on parking. Can dedicated bus lanes and busways do the same job? For some odd reason DOT engineers dont not like to give up lanes for buses but at the same time will give up lanes for light rail. The Issue I beleive is saftey the so called "light" rail vehicals are many times heaver and more destructive to a car then a bus is. DOT engineers is cars first even though the T in DOT means transportation
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