PENANGITES FOR TRAMS !!!
In case you are wondering what advantages trams bring, here’s a list from The City of Edinburgh Council.
BENEFITS OF TRAMS
The number of residents, visitors and businesses are expanding, especially in key areas such as the Waterfront and west Edinburgh. While growth is good for our economy, it also means our roads will get busier and journeys longer without a new transport choice. Trams can carry large numbers of people quickly and efficiently. Trams don’t take up a lot of road space but they do carry a lot of people. As Edinburgh continues to grow, trams will be the most efficient way for people to travel about our city.
- Trams show a city is a modern and well-connected place to do business which can lead to more investment, new jobs, regeneration and more prosperity for us all.
- Trams are an attractive option for motorists, with car users likely to be attracted to tram travel. Research shows 20% of peak hour and 50% of weekend tram passengers in the UK previously travelled by car.
- Trams enhance the urban environment and generate civic pride.
- Trams will encourage shoppers to travel to the city centre which can lead to more investment by businesses and regeneration. Dublin saw a rise of between 20% - 50% in pedestrian footfall figures on Grafton Street, the city’s main shopping thoroughfare. Some retailers reported a 25% increase in trade.
- Residential and commercial properties may see prices increase beside tram routes. In some cities with trams, house prices have risen by up to 15% and rental prices by up to 7%.
- As trams run on electricity, there will be no emissions from the vehicles themselves.
- Trams will be accessible to everyone, with benefits of low level boardings at every stop and other easy-to-use features which particularly help the disabled and less mobile.
- Trams will be safe to use as, in addition to a driver, every tram will have a passenger attendant on board to check tickets, answer passenger queries and ensure no anti-social behaviour occurs.
- Trams will offer concessionary far.
2 comments:
Yes I agree.. Trams would have been a better solution but unfortunately
the govt. has spent money on Rapid bus so much then it will bog down to
cost savings for the new Penang govt. again.
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