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Originally Posted by Markitect
Detroit and Milwaukee have wireless segments along parts of their streetcar lines as well. While there were overhead wire NIMBYs here (honestly the wires pretty much fade into the background anyway), the decision to go partially wireless in Milwaukee was more due to construction cost savings...less wire to string, fewer support poles needed, reduced the amount of underground utilities or hollow sidewalks to deal with.
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And does installing poles affect underground utilities and do hollow paths have something to do with it too?