AJ Sadauskas<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@virtuous_sloth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>virtuous_sloth</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>notjustbikes</span></a></span> I'm pretty sure Melbourne doesn't have single-point switching ( <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@railmaps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>railmaps</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danielbowen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danielbowen</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@philip" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>philip</span></a></span> please correct me if I'm wrong on ghat one).<br><br>But otherwise, Melbourne's tram network is basically a bigger version of Toronto's streetcar network.<br><br>And it has many of the same issues across large parts of the network. That includes passengers boarding from the footpath in many places; a lack of dedicated lanes; a lack of traffic light priority.<br><br>While some sections of some lines run along pedestrianised streets, most notably Swanston and Bourke, most of the rest of the network is in mixed traffic.<br><br>Likewise, while there's island platforms at many CBD stops, that's not always the case once you leave the inner city.<br><br>Both Toronto and Melbourne could have world class light rail systems with some cost effective upgrades and extensions.<br><br><a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/vicpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vicpol</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/tram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tram</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/trams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trams</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p>