Streetcars in North America have a bad reputation for being slow and "causing traffic". But trams can be a fast, reliable, and efficient transit option, as long as we prioritize just like the rest of the world.

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The real story behind the demise of America's once-mighty streetcars
https://www.vox.com/2015/5/7/8562007/...

Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
https://mitpress.mit.edu/978026251612...

Toronto's First Subway
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad....
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/...
https://transittoronto.ca/archives/we...

Downs-Thompson Paradox
   • Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? T...  

Transit Signal Priority Lecture
   • 19. Transit Signal Priority  

Transit Ridership Statistics
https://www.ttc.ca/transparency-and-a...
https://www.apta.com/research-technic...

Traffic violations on King St.
https://schoolofcities.github.io/king...

➜ Timestamps:
0:00 Transit in America sucks
1:19 The rise and fall of streetcars
3:33 Toronto's car-centric mindset
4:52 Streetcars do not cause traffic
6:48 Giving streetcars priority
10:31 User experience & accessibility
11:51 Wasted opportunity
13:08 King St Transit Priority Corridor
15:35 Conclusion

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