Light metro and automated. Light metro to Scarborough and automated. The first place in USA to operate low-floor trams. Diverted road funds enabled a light rail system to be built over land originally intended for road use. Partially funded from a 5 cent Federal gasoline tax.
Shares tracks with freight trains.
Made possible by the availability of former railroad infrastructure, particularly a bridge across the Mississippi. Includes a 2km transit mall through city centre. After excluding metro and museum tram services from Michael Taplin's list, it still leaves over 460 light rail and tramway systems world-wide. Probably what does come as a surprise is that 76 of them opened from 1980 onwards. Some are higher cost light metros and one must be on guard to ensure that estimates for light rail schemes are not inflated by those wishing to derail a light rail proposal.