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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

We also had more trollies in mid-sized cities until the tire lobby persuaded city governments to invest in buses.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    They didn't persuade them, they bought the companies and then killed them off. My town had a pretty extensive trolley system, the remnants of which still exist as bike and walking trails further from downtown. The infrastructure for it is still visible and it's a painful reminder of what could have been. Instead we get a routine traffic problem in a town of only 160k.

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