Streetcars and Trams = LRV

 https://forum.trains.com/t/differentiation-streetcar-tram-from-lrv/263079

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRV

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Trams-Trains+and+Streetcars

The Arbutus Greenway

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/arbutus-greenway-public-street-vancouver

The streetcar line was decommissioned in the 1950s. Perhaps a modern tram-train or LRV, might be built there before the 2050s. The 2 coach Canada Line is such a sad joke. It's barely a train as some streetcar & tram trains are longer, but not faster.

https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/arbutus-greenway.aspx

https://www.letsgobiking.net/beginner/143-arbutus-greenway/

https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/explore-the-arbutus-greenway.aspx

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/arbutus-greenway

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/skytrain-expansion-program/skytrain-fleet-expansion All the SkyTrain stations should have been designed to eventually be able to accomodate 8-10 car trains.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRV

Vancouver and Surrey LRV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Proposed_future_service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia#Future_transportation

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRV

LRV vs. LRT

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/green-line-news/article-engine/jul-28-2023-green-line-brief-history-of-light-rail-vehicles-in-calgary.html

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/what-is-lrt-light-rail-transit-explained

https://www.torontoenvironment.org/what_is_the_difference_between_streetcar_lrt_and_subway

https://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/back-to-basics

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Calgary+Green+Line

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRV:

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT:  

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT ::

San Francisco MUNI (rail) and the Trams of Melbourne

Why San Francisco Runs America's Slowest...Metro? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzi1oNaRIUE Unless a streetcar, tram or any LRV has its own right of way, it always has the potential of running slow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#First_electric_trams 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#/media/File:D2_5001_(Melbourne_tram)_in_Elizabeth_St_on_route_19_to_North_Coburg_in_PTV_livery,_December_2013.jpg  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#/media/File:C2.5123_bourke,_2014.jpg 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#/media/File:E2.6057_bourke,_2023_(01).jpg 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#/media/File:Melbourne_Tram_E-Class_6007.jpg 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne#/media/File:E_6001_in_PTV_livery_on_the_Preston_Workshop_test_track,_September_2013.JPG 

SF and Melbourne 

Granville Street Bridge

 https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/granville-bridge-structural-work.aspx

One might think that the 1950s Granville_Street_Bridge (GSB) was built with a lot of future capacity in mind.

https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/granville-bridge-connector.aspx

At least the bridge started out with 8 lanes, but narrow sidewalks. In order to put in 2 good sidewalks & 2 bike lanes, 2 traffic lanes had to be removed. At least with 6 lanes, the GS Bridge can still eventually have 2 bus lanes. However, had the original sidewalks been tripled in width, the bridge could have still had 8 lanes. 6 general lanes & 2 bus lanes. 

https://granvilleisland.com/news/transportation-updates-on-granville-bridge-city-of-vancouver

Unfortunatly, the Granville+Street+Bridge wasn't designed to have a lower deck for future streetcars or tram-trains, because it didn't seem necessary back in the 1950s. Of course Vancouver & the region never built a series of wide freeways & expressways, so retaining the streetcars & interurban trains would have been a good idea.

Fortunately, the backward Vancouver mentality wasn't able to convince Melbourne to give up on its trams. Imagine if Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New Orléans & especially SF gave up on having their streetcars. 

Now Vancouver stands to be one of the last major cities & urban areas to bring back the streetcars or tram-trains in the form of modern LRT vehicles.

Express bus lanes or rapid bus right of ways can be very good, but a LRV is also a very good transit mode that's in-between a subway or an urban metro train line.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Granville+Street+Bridge

LRT Cities:

https://www.timeout.com/travel/best-public-transport-in-the-world

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/9-north-american-cities-best-165214869.html

https://dailyhive.com/canada/north-america-best-public-transit-systems

https://rankingroyals.com/infographics/cities-with-the-best-public-transport-top-60-cities/

https://www.modeshift.com/where-are-the-best-public-transportation-systems-in-the-world/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT:  https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT ::

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRV