There's no proof that streetcar usage is related to bus connections, service frequency or job proximity. Another major U.S. streetcar project is at risk. This comes after news was circulated earlier this year, that Atlanta's streetcar was going to cost "significantly more" than expected. In addition, Los Angeles' streetcar project could cost twice as much. This is exactly what streetcar advocates aren't keen to hear, since it's precisely the thing streetcar advocates have publicly been apprehensive about. New figures add to the tension between streetcars the city's core mobility, and other modes of transport. Florida State planning student Luis Enrique Ramos recently conducted a comparison of ridership factors for U.S. streetcars versus those that use light rail. The study found that the ridership of streetcars was not influenced by service frequency, bus connections or job proximity, which are the same variables that make lightrail attractive for...