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Streetcar Comeback

Series: May 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30

Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar? It's making a comeback worldwide. Read the full description.
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Inlay2_small Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar? It's making a comeback worldwide. From Albuquerque to Winston-Salem, from Algeria to Vietnam, light rail systems are under construction or in planning. In fact, the International Association of Public Transportation estimates that the length of light-rail track around the world will increase 40 percent by 2020...

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Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar? It's making a comeback worldwide. From Albuquerque to Winston-Salem, from Algeria to Vietnam, light rail systems are under construction or in planning. In fact, the International Association of Public Transportation estimates that the length of light-rail track around the world will increase 40 percent by 2020...

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