Amit:London
Amit, the London road system dates back to the 19th century; however, outside the city centre [zone 1] you do have wider roads- legacy of the trams actually; look at Uxbridge road, the road linking statford to Aldgate or the Hertford road. The trams were taken off the road by 1952. the reason was the huge increase in traffic, slowing down both the trams and the traffic. But the backbone of public transport in London is the tube and rail system. most of the system was built by the 1940s. Once again, you are not comparing like with the like; in tel aviv, you are trying to introduce a tram system onto a congested city with existing infrastructure. If you investigate tram history , paying particular attention to how it came about, you will see the major upheaval building the tram caused to city centres and roads. Today you will find it unacceptable, given the huge disruption to existing traffic. Think of damage caused to existing property and the compensation paid to owners.. in other words, when building a new system from the scratch, you have to take into account existing traffic and infrastructure and the impact the new tram system would have. regards Yoram
