The real reason streetcars are making a comeback

Its mostly about economic development. Subscribe to our channel Starting in the late 20th century, modern streetcar proposals started rippling across municipalities in the United States. Theyre touted as infrastructure carrying benefits ranging from the social to economic and the environmental. But these projects often make appearances in the news as costly, blunderfilled experiments in public policy. Cities are willing to bet big on this technology for its potential to develop t