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Trams enjoy renewed interest in growing cities

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Contributing Editor Online
 
TRANSPORT
The exponential growth of cities worldwide raises many challenges for urban authorities, including reducing road traffic congestion, combating pollution, noise in cities and redeveloping urban zones. Addressing delegates during a media tour of Alstom’s La Rochelle manufacturing centre, in France, Alstom light rail vehicle platform tram director Eric Caplot said that in 30 years, 70% of the global population would most likely live in cities.
 
 
 
 
 

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