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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Not in Halifax. Many major streets on the peninsula are narrow, only 1 lane each way with buildings virtually right to the curb. Putting a streetcar on them would bring traffic to a halt.
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I 'assumed' that a lot of the streets have on street parking, which should be removed to create the extra width to run a streetcar. After all, increased transit use should lead to less demand for parking.
I only lived in Halifax for a year, and visited frequently, but not too much time was spent downtown. Looking at Google Earth, I thought a 'U' shaped street car line could be run down Quinpool to Cogswell to Rainnie to Duke until Barrington. From Barrington it would turn back up Spring Garden Rd to Robie or even Dalhousie. What do you think?