Streetcars and Spatial Analysis

 In Motion Charging for Trolley Buses

Hi Folks:

Nice to be back for a while.  As you know,  many countries and cities want to have complete fleets of buses run completely on batteries due to the environment.   The problem is that as of today,  batteries take time to recharge and a portion of a bus fleet needs to be out of service.   Big consumers of battery power is air conditioning and heating.  In motion charging,  where a trolleybus would recharge under the wires while in service is being tested out.   Several cities in Europe, in France, Italy and elsewhere have bought a few trolleybuses with IMC capability.   Also,  new trolleybus systems are planned for Berlin and a new elevated trolleybus line in Mexico City.  In Pedestrian Observations,  this is discussed fully.   What about a big city like New York? Just crickets.  New York City has taken an anti tram, trolley, trolleybus, really anti wire stance since the 1920's and there is no way that this can be overturned.  But if it was tested,  I suggest a street that has several routes passing through, perhaps the Fulton Mall and Flatbush Avenue or Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn.  Google In Motion Charging for more information.  I do not believe that any city currently in North America without current trolleybus would want to construct a new system from scratch.  The two southern routes in Philadelphia,   Snyder and Tasker Morris were converted to battery with special battery buses.  I believe the test was a failure,  however,  the overhead and poles on both routes was removed.  It is interesting that for NYC that have many bus routes that have enough passengers with be economically converted to tramway  (Light Rail),  there is no hint of conversation about it.   The only possibility is the harborfront line in Brooklyn and Queens and the Bay Ridge crosstown line between Brooklyn and Queens.

See you folks.

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