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I think spending $40M on streetcars is ridiculous when new low-floored electric buses can do the same service for 1/5 the cost.

Redefining Self-Sufficiency « PubliCola 2010

The same 1963 study also showed that 79% of whites rejected the idea that transportation in streetcars and buses should be segregated, compared to 54% who had endorsed it in 1942 (both the 1942 and 1963 questions used the same wording).

The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2010

Ask if the money invested in streetcars wouldn't have been better invested in new facilities to separate cars and bicycles (which are and always have been great, liberating forms of transport).

Portland developer malarkey goes nationwide (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Comparing modern light rail with turn of the century streetcars is like comparing a Model T with a Ferrari.

McGinn Says His Rail Plan Will Be Affordable, Run on Surface Streets « PubliCola 2010

Accelerate the Second Avenue Subway, put in streetcars, etc.

Matthew Yglesias » The High-Speed Rail Stimulus? 2009

The streetcars are the first 100 per cent low-floor vehicles to be used in North America.

CTV News RSS Feed 2009

Some folks was too precise to say 'streetcars'; they said 'horsecars', but them horsecars was pulled through the streets by mules, so what's the diffunce?

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

Some cities have zoned fares, for example; others have options not available in Montreal, such as streetcars or light rail.

Dose.ca Music briefs Andy Riga 2010

However, the problem with a permanent transit system such as streetcars is that if the system fails and does not provide the promised economic uplift, the city will be left with empty tracks and wasted dollars.

Colorado Springs Independent Kelsey Fowler 2010

Mr. Ford made it clear during his campaign that he prefers subways to surface transit lines such as streetcars and light-rail.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KELLY GRANT 2010