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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (374763)3/22/2008 5:21:38 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1577889
 
"Did you read this part of the Wikipedia entry:"

Yes. And they certainly were a contributing factor. But, I don't see the evidence that they were the major factor. The LA example is very telling. They had two lines and NCL owned one. However, both converted to buses. If streetcars were so compelling, why did that happen?

The answer is they weren't compelling. In retrospect, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was probably a bad idea. Streetcar systems run by the electric utility which was usually owned by the city, were compelling. Not so much to the companies they were sold to. Buses are much more flexible, they don't require acquiring right of way, laying the tracks and stringing the electric lines that a trolley system requires. In addition, the growth in car ownership introduced a lot of uncertainty into the system. Buses were a safer choice.
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