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    My master plan for improving mass transit and traffic situation in Tbilisi
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    My master plan for improving mass transit and traffic situation in Tbilisi

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    1. Adventurous_Can408 on

      Just one question: who’s going to pay for the metro? Even in soviet times, Tbilisi metro was by far the most expensive to build due to seismic hazard and hot sulfur water springs. It is estimated, that 1 km of metro will cost 200 min $. So that the entire new line would cost 4 billion.

    2. Cptyossarian228 on

      A new metro line isnt necessary. It would be enough to restore at least part of the old tram infrastructure and buy new cars/trains for the metro. The metro wouldn’t be so crowded if the trains came once a minute instead of every 5–10 minutes, as is usually the case at peak hours

    3. jp2812 on

      On a serious note, I like the idea of ferries. However, by themselves they wouldn’t solve shit. Mtkvari is too shallow to allow anything heavier than a 10-people boat and most likely only one way at a time. While the demand is in hundreds of people per hour.
      I don’t know if Mtkvari can be dredged deeper and what the potential implications are.
      Still worth it as a tourist entertainment vehicle. 

    4. daniel-dani on

      This would solve nothing, same logic as adding another lane to a highway because of traffic, the city is simply too crowded and every year even more are coming in from other regions

    5. NicRoets on

      Trams are expensive and inflexible. Busses and bus lanes are much better.

      Similarly bicycles and electric scooters can carry large number of commuters without pollution.

      The real problem with Tbilisi is that cars are just too cheap. (Little import tax, free parking for residents etc). Make it more expensive, especially fining drivers who use their phones and drivers who overtake illegally.

    7. orchid_parthiv on

      Შემდეგი გაჩერება: თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი sounds so cool

    8. Pack-Worldly on

      I think if you just add dedicated tram or bus lanes that are truly separated from regular traffic you could do a lot more for a lot less