hmm, very skeptical of a connection between streetcars and decline of small firms--looking at Japan as example
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spatial data they show is p strong though. Small business not necessarily a good thing anyway (imo)
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think the data says more about Boston--tiny firms and shops proliferate in Japanese cities despite far better transportation
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small businesses can't do everything, sure, but they're usually where large businesses come from...
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in any case streetcars can be useful (or useless) depending on how they're built, esp re: dedicated right-of-way
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more detail? Or something I can read?
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I like them because they're easily consistent with pedestrians and nice cobbled streets, but I realise that's stupid
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not at all; aesthetic choices matter too--can be reconciled with good transportation
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me too. if central London ever had trams but looking like traditional trams my heart would melt
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hey I'd even love them if they resembled the DLR (pbuh)
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lmfao
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