"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/06/2018 at 15:23 • Filed to: None
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
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Milwaukee’s new streetcar looks like a beer with a nice head of foam on it.
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 15:25 |
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AND it’s called “The Hop”
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OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/06/2018 at 15:27 |
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More puns than a Sky comment thread on the FP.
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 15:28 |
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This is the dumbest project...I’ll be shocked if it doesn’t get axed within 10 years
djmt1
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 15:30 |
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Why have you guys suddenly started building trams all over the place. It’s seems every city west of New York is opening a new tram line on a weekly basis.
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Takuro Spirit
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/06/2018 at 15:36 |
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I’ve noticed a lot of opposition to it. I don’t even know what its supposed to cost and where its supposed to run, but its not like Milwaukee’s bus system is overworked, or the roads are overused the last time I checked.
Probably just something for Millenials who are too hip to drive or ride the bus to use.
WilliamsSW
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 15:51 |
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Looks like it will just do a 5 block loop that you could probably walk up or down in 15 minutes. Maybe useful when it’s raining or in winter, I guess?
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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 15:52 |
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I don’t really know anyone who really supports it...it doesn’t really go anywhere useful and runs on the streets anyways so gets stuck just like a bus. Had they done some sort of light rail with it’s own dedicated track I would have been on board...but this just looks like this to me
Cé hé sin
> djmt1
04/06/2018 at 15:58 |
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Fashion? One place gets them, others can’t be seen to be left behind.
The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 16:01 |
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It has battery backup for when it’s not connected to the overhead catenary.
Neat.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/06/2018 at 16:02 |
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http://www.sunmetro.net/streetcar
El Paso is also putting (back) in street cars downtown that no one is really sure will be used. The only thing I like about the project is that they restored the original 1950's street cars last used in El Paso. They’ve just been sitting outside next to an runway at the El Paso airport for the last 30 or 40 years, and thanks to being in the desert southwest they didn’t actually rust away to nothing.
Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 16:02 |
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Street car? Give me bus rapid transit or give me death!
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Takuro Spirit
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
04/06/2018 at 16:07 |
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Now THAT would have been a project I’d get behind.
I rode on some 1920's and 30's cars that were restored and see use for special engagements, events, and a run to a local orchard:
They even have some cars that ran in Milwaukee, so it’d be perfect to bring them back.
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 16:09 |
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Is there a chance the track could bend?
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 16:17 |
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ive ridden cincinnatis new street car system but yeah i dont really understand the purpose. though it does save you from having to walk up some substantial hills in the downtown area
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 17:27 |
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Just brought it back to Detroit too...except they don’t let it run far enough to be really functional.
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> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/06/2018 at 18:33 |
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Same thing here in Detroit. There was a reason they paved over the streetcar tracks years ago. Such a waste
For Sweden
> Takuro Spirit
04/06/2018 at 19:08 |
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Streetcars combine the worst traits of buses with the worst traits of light rail.
facw
> djmt1
04/07/2018 at 10:02 |
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Basically, Americans don’t like riding the bus. They consider it unreliable transportation for poor people. People have a more positive view of rail-based transport. Light-rail/tram type systems get you that without the massive expense of building a subway.
And New York is of course planning to build a line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn%E2%80%93Queens_Connector
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facw
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
04/07/2018 at 10:04 |
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No one is going to give you bus rapid transit though. They might say they are building a BRT line, but then it’s too tempting to add more stops, and no one wants to give up traffic lanes for dedicated bus lanes, even getting signals that change when a bus approaches is hard.
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> facw
04/07/2018 at 13:55 |
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I used to live in Eugene Oregon and they had a great BRT system.
My new neighborhood in the Midwest is getting a BRT-lite system next year; stops are determined and are certainly less than the local I take now; and it’ll have light priority but not dedicated lanes. Anything is better than a local that stops every freaking 2 blocks though.
86notchback
> Takuro Spirit
04/07/2018 at 22:22 |
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Just like here in Atlanta....this Shit is stupid and no one rides im always behind an empty or nearly empty car.....