For a small town that wants to own clean electric public transit schemes, it may want to consider electric trolley coaches for a smaller capital start-up. A streetcar system is a lot more expensive.
why does each tram have 2 pantographs? one in use and one redundant?,.. i understand that they are bi directional trams,. but still only one is needed as on most other modern trams around the world
Tucson already has a trolley but it only goes from 4th Ave. to Main Gate Plaza. This will take the system in place and expand it to UMC and all the way to Downtown, and then to Southern Tucson where the new bioscience tech-park is being built.
Don’t be delusional here, Tuscon is very much a city. Tuscon has it’s own metropolitan area complete with a downtown core. Once you travel outwards it’s obvious that like many cities of it’s era there’s unchecked suburban sprawl.
In order for a city such as Tuscon, AZ to survive and flourish, there exists the need for a well developed transportation system. Light rail is viable, cheap and very cost effective if planned and built effectively.
Is this supposed to be the current transportation system in Tucson?
I have lived here the greate part of my life and I have never noticed this particular system.
I assume from the video that the street is supposed to be University Blvd, near the U of A.
There is a trolley there but it is one which was (I believe) purchased from the Japanese a few years ago and is an old (but very charming) trolley from the ld days”. Not anything like what’s pictured here.
I would love to see this happen, but I just don’t think there’s enough traffic between Main Gate and downtown. Even the trolley that’s going to run between Congress and 4th just seems like a quick way to get between bars on Saturday night.
exactly what I thought when I watched it. All I can foresee are all of the accidents just waiting to happen- and space taken up by the street cars during traffic causing quite a problem.
I think this is just the type of transportaion is good when you don´t want or have a car to drive. One other fact is that its god for the enviorement and the city structures can plan to create new and better visions for tuscon and other citys around the state. In sweden we have this type of cars and a new transportation called skycab very nice and good and its look nice also to integrate with the town structure.
hey I have been in Tucson for 7 months but I cannot understand why those hippies live here. Why do they prefer to live in AZ. Why not in CA. I don’t have any problem with them but I am so curious why they move to Tucson. cause Tucson isn’t such a liberal city like SEATTLE or San Fransisco .
The trolly goes past where the new Tiki head will soon be erected. I don’t see that in this video. Check out my channel to see documentation of the Tiki head move. Very important to For Tucsonans. Thanks.
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waste of time if it is going to travel on streets. it would be better if it was elevated and didnt have to compeat with cars.
I wish they would connect central tucson to the northwest side. Maybe along oracle from like 1st street.
For a small town that wants to own clean electric public transit schemes, it may want to consider electric trolley coaches for a smaller capital start-up. A streetcar system is a lot more expensive.
where are the hippies selling dope on 4th ave and the yellow shirt guys who take pictures of everyone who looks under 25 years old?
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why does each tram have 2 pantographs? one in use and one redundant?,.. i understand that they are bi directional trams,. but still only one is needed as on most other modern trams around the world
this is stuped, they put in street car like this in smaller town, why? I’m from Chandler AZ and phoenix got the light rail system.
Tucson already has a trolley but it only goes from 4th Ave. to Main Gate Plaza. This will take the system in place and expand it to UMC and all the way to Downtown, and then to Southern Tucson where the new bioscience tech-park is being built.
Don’t be delusional here, Tuscon is very much a city. Tuscon has it’s own metropolitan area complete with a downtown core. Once you travel outwards it’s obvious that like many cities of it’s era there’s unchecked suburban sprawl.
In order for a city such as Tuscon, AZ to survive and flourish, there exists the need for a well developed transportation system. Light rail is viable, cheap and very cost effective if planned and built effectively.
Might even end their suburban sprawl.
hmmm…… odd i have never noticed that here. i have lived in tucson since i was born and i havent noticed that. is that for the future?
Is this supposed to be the current transportation system in Tucson?
I have lived here the greate part of my life and I have never noticed this particular system.
I assume from the video that the street is supposed to be University Blvd, near the U of A.
There is a trolley there but it is one which was (I believe) purchased from the Japanese a few years ago and is an old (but very charming) trolley from the
ld days”. Not anything like what’s pictured here.
The future perhaps?
yea its downtown so far and the rails are alredy down
I would love to see this happen, but I just don’t think there’s enough traffic between Main Gate and downtown. Even the trolley that’s going to run between Congress and 4th just seems like a quick way to get between bars on Saturday night.
no,no I want to go back in time to 1920′s Tucson.
Worthless waste of money. You can walk this route easily. I walk it all the time when I’m out taking photos.
exactly what I thought when I watched it. All I can foresee are all of the accidents just waiting to happen- and space taken up by the street cars during traffic causing quite a problem.
I think this is just the type of transportaion is good when you don´t want or have a car to drive. One other fact is that its god for the enviorement and the city structures can plan to create new and better visions for tuscon and other citys around the state. In sweden we have this type of cars and a new transportation called skycab very nice and good and its look nice also to integrate with the town structure.
hey I have been in Tucson for 7 months but I cannot understand why those hippies live here. Why do they prefer to live in AZ. Why not in CA. I don’t have any problem with them but I am so curious why they move to Tucson. cause Tucson isn’t such a liberal city like SEATTLE or San Fransisco .
The trolly goes past where the new Tiki head will soon be erected. I don’t see that in this video. Check out my channel to see documentation of the Tiki head move. Very important to For Tucsonans. Thanks.