Why should someone not like trams? I love them because you also get to watch out of the windows compared to the metro
I like the trams. I like the trees. I like the greenery in the city. I don’t like that the tram pathway looks like a field to play in from the perspective of a young child.
Many trams don't actually drive that fast. Some googling suggests this is Helsinki. Their trams run at 14km/h. That's easily slow enough to react to a kid running onto the track.
Also this seems to have roads on either side, so I don't think there would be many children playing in that area.
From the perspective of the tram driver there are a lot of trees along the tram way. Those trees could make a blind spot for the driver if a kid was playing along the tracks.
My point is that why replace one danger cars and then write off the other dangers as irrelevant. With some effort I think we can get both dealt with. However, if this is Helsinki how has this actually performed? That can help guide risk assessment too.
I don't know about "peak urbanism", because this is a far cry from the elegant systems in like Singapore or China but yeah, this is so much better than having cars clogging the streets.
Let's just make sure to remain sceptical of the state in this regard and ve vigilant. They'll use every chance they get to introduce smart city stuff in there that'll be harvested forever without your true consent.
elegant systems in like Singapore or China
how’s grass on tram tracks contradictory to any of that
