r/fuckcars • u/UltraDarkseid • 1d ago

Positive Post Are we posting grassy tramways?

My only photo/video of a pleasant ride from the airport into Edinburgh this past May.

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u/Joaoreturns cars are weapons 1d ago

I'll never see something like this in my city. Never. 

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u/TheNewScotlandFront 23h ago edited 20h ago

I hope I'm wrong, but I'd bet Halifax, Nova Scotia never will either. They just opened a brand new, $210,000,000, 14km highway, that will "fix traffic", though. Meanwhile, our infrequent buses get stuck in traffic and they paved over the streetcar tracks decades ago.

Just one more lane, bro...

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u/Joaoreturns cars are weapons 20h ago

I believe you'll see this on your city decades before the project is mentioned here. 

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u/cologetmomo 6h ago

Florida just announced a huge infrastructure bill. It's just hundreds of millions devoted to adding highway lanes. Meanwhile, they're letting a private company add a couple lines of rail service,over the next 20 years, between places no resident needs to go at exorbitant prices.

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u/remjal 23h ago

North America could really benefit from some grassy tram lines. Don't know why they aren't more common here.

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u/Teshi 21h ago

We know why. We don't do nice things here.