Big news - Today the first GUSH DAN tram ran in the Greater TLV region. This is part of the TLV Metro system.
That was back when the automobile was a "new" thing and everybody wanted one. The younger generations we have today are shunning owning a car, prefering to use other modes of transportation these days. But now, with the cost of labor to install light rail, its hard to get it past the taxpayers who will ultimatly pay for it to be installed or reinstalled. Between Uber, Lyft and other ride shares, taxies and buses, its an uphill battle in cities that have no light rail that is currently running.
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
The thing is, we had a superb electric traction system here decades ago, but it died due to lack of interest, among other things.
Ironic, considering now "Everything old is new again."
We need to be seeing more of this in the USA. With the push for green this and green that and clean electric whatever. We need to be seeing more of this type of construction and less new bus lines ect. No need to own a car if public transportion was a much better thought out concept like it once was with massive networks like the Pacific Electric. Great pics, thanks for posting!
From, Steve: Tunmnel for the subway portion of the T. A. Red Line:
Construction has progressed to wire installation:
In Neussebaum Street, Bat Yam, seacoast suburb south of Tel Aviv.
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