Even if you think what you would say is obvious, please add. This is genuinely something I think makes sense regarding local bus routes given the longevity of light rail and how infrequently routes change, but I also suffer from confirmation bias, so I’m hoping for reasons this would be a terrible idea but obviously would prefer reasons it would be an even more amazing idea than I thought.
Good luck climbing hills. Not saying it wasn’t done before (I use a “tram” which does it daily), but it’s one of the more expensive problems to solve.
San Fran managed.
And Lisbon too, as a side bonus tourists love to see old trams going up the hill (in both cities).
Not really. Unless you mean cable cars. But that’s not really an alternate to a bus. Pretty sure they’re way way way more expensive to maintain
The cable cars are quite different from trams, they hook into a cable under the ground to get “dragged” along, they’re not moving under their own power. Makes them quite expensive to construct and operate, and you can hear the cable noises a block away even when there’s no cable car nearby.
I mean they’re also iconic and loads of fun to ride, but I think there’s a reason people don’t go installing new cable cars.
They usually do it by tunneling through the hills to keep a lower grade ascent. Only the cable cars go up the really steep hills.