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re: Tram Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Mr. Barnard -
Thank you for posting this information.
Can you also provide the latest ridership projections? What service hours and service frequency does the operating contract provide?
One aspect of the debate about the tram has involved the question of which alternative modes (electric trolleybus, conventional bus, tunnel/elevator, etc.) might have also served this purpose.
Now that the costs are known, it might be interesting for some folks to calculate and compare per-rider costs and per-passenger-mile costs, etc. for various modes.
Thanks again,
Bob R.