We’re getting back on our trolleys.
An energy-efficient form of transportation that shaped the growth of our communities in the early 20th Century but then deemed hopelessly old-fashioned and demolished in most cities between the 1930s and 1960s, streetcars are now running again or being constructed in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Charlotte, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and other cities according to the New York Times.
Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and many international cities have never gone off their trolleys.
Like all public transit, streetcars represent a commons approach to transportation compared to privatized automobiles, which are a significant cause of global warming, air pollution, congestion, and urban decay.