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Future of potential Tartu tramline unclear


The positions of Tartu city government are seemingly split about a potential tramline in the city - Social Democratic Party (SDE) representatives want to get a tram running in the next decade, Reform Party would contribute elsewhere.
Tartu deputy mayor Gea Kangilaski (SDE) said that the tramline could be developed in the next decade with EU funding and state aid. The tram would cost up to €400 million and the city would benefit from it if at least 75 percent could be covered from outside sources.
On the one hand, the tram would save the city financially at the expense of bus traffic. On the other hand, it would allow for people in addition to those already using buses to move around to be involved in the public transportation network. We would have fewer car users. This money that we put into road construction, street maintenance, environmental protection, to compensate for how many cars we have, it is actually immense, Kangilaski said. ....

Gea Kangilaski , Eesti Roheline Liikumine Estonian Green Movement , Reno Laidre , Roheline Liikumine , Estonian Green Movement , எஸ்டோனியன் பச்சை இயக்கம் ,