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I feel like due to the size of the United States public transport, such as these streetcars, never stood a chance once automobiles were developed. The wide expanse of the country made the public transport more difficult than the (relatively) compact European continent. When it came to cities in the US the poor planning caused streetcars to not be used as effectively as they could have been. -Megan Mc. | I feel like due to the size of the United States public transport, such as these streetcars, never stood a chance once automobiles were developed. The wide expanse of the country made the public transport more difficult than the (relatively) compact European continent. When it came to cities in the US the poor planning caused streetcars to not be used as effectively as they could have been. -Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | I found it very strange to read that city-planning officials ignored the statistics that pointed to the demise of the trolley system, even though '''all''' of the statistics pointed to it. On the flip side there was also a failure to anticipate the popularity of the automobile. Like the railroad, I view the automobile as one of those important American symbols. The trolley system fared better in European countries due to the size of their countries. The distance between American cities, and rural areas was simply too great to allow for reliance on the trolley system. Now, the distance between the American jobs in cities and homes in suburbs continues to call for reliance on automobiles. -Kathleen Mead | ||
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