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If we must have public transport in our cities make it as human scaled and low tech as possible. Small electric rolling stock running so often you do not need to bother with a time table (Sóller, Mallorca, population 14,148). #GoodUrbanism 
Imagine having public transport that is so charming and so lovable the tourists come just to ride in it, or to photograph it.
Imagine having public transport so human scaled that when you need new rolling stock you ask the local mechanics and carpenters to make one for you instead of outsourcing it to a corporation on the other side of the planet in exchange for something that's a nightmare to maintain.
Imagine having public transport so "green" that you just change the rolling stock on hot days. Beats any air conditioner ever invented.
Imagine having public transport that serves the people of its cities instead of the other way around. Driverless trains might be SF but no AI will ever be able to greet you with this kind of smile.
Imagine having public transport so gentle that people are happy to sit and eat their daily lunch within touching distance of it. #SlowLife
Imagine having public transport that is part of the city, made with wood from trees grown around the city, with livery that matches the color scheme of the earth it travels on and the homes and houses it passes.
