(Alternative title, Meanwhile on the Continent!)
The Strasbourg Tram, for those that don’t know it, is a very
modern, attractive, popular light rail system (or streetcar, depending on who
you ask) that connects just about every place in the historic city. Strasbourg, home to the European
Parliament, calls itself the “European City,” and that name takes on even more
significance today as the Tram opens a new extension from Strasbourg (France),
across the Rhine, to the neighboring German city of Kehl. The transit extension is filled with
symbolic attachments, especially at a time of tension within Europe. (An earlier streetcar connection was
pulled up in 1918, after World War I.)
A good story on the Tram extension is here and a good video
here. Note on the video the
various redevelopment schemes that the Tram will tie together.
The Europeans are really good at this sort of thing. Another study topic for us in the US!
Well done Strasbourg!
Gràtülierung!
(Photo below is yours truly with tram, a few years ago.)
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