Despite trams being de facto value-destroying, advocates roll out the language of capacity and modal shift to justify for spending billions on what are little more than municipal virility symbols
I think it was your good self who once pointed out that Leeds was the largest conurbation in Europe without an underground, metro or tram system. I'm not convinced based on net migration that it's some schithole outlier because of that. After all if buses work, taxis are easily available, and cycling of all types old and modern are tolerated then people can get about.
But I'm wondering if you've seen any evidence that congestion charging, or workplace parking levies correlates with niceness, and also if you've seen any interesting suggestions on how to deal with the congestion from the school run. Have a good weekend guv'
Like you, I'm confused why there's a requirement for a tram route from Bradford to Leeds. The economic geography is very odd. Having moved here 17 years ago and regularly taken trains going from Bradford to Leeds, I am constantly amazed how empty the trains are. They fill up a bit at Shipley but it is an incredibly under utilised line given it connects to large urban centres - I sometimes ponder if if might break some sort of record for under-use.
But unlike you, I instinctively like the idea of trams and the suburbs of Leeds are in dire need of something better than the current offer.
Hello Simon, very interested in your article here. Any chance we could catch up please? roger.shelley@tramway.co.uk
I think it was your good self who once pointed out that Leeds was the largest conurbation in Europe without an underground, metro or tram system. I'm not convinced based on net migration that it's some schithole outlier because of that. After all if buses work, taxis are easily available, and cycling of all types old and modern are tolerated then people can get about.
But I'm wondering if you've seen any evidence that congestion charging, or workplace parking levies correlates with niceness, and also if you've seen any interesting suggestions on how to deal with the congestion from the school run. Have a good weekend guv'
Like you, I'm confused why there's a requirement for a tram route from Bradford to Leeds. The economic geography is very odd. Having moved here 17 years ago and regularly taken trains going from Bradford to Leeds, I am constantly amazed how empty the trains are. They fill up a bit at Shipley but it is an incredibly under utilised line given it connects to large urban centres - I sometimes ponder if if might break some sort of record for under-use.
But unlike you, I instinctively like the idea of trams and the suburbs of Leeds are in dire need of something better than the current offer.