Why can't Sydney be a city of trains & trams

Why can't Sydney be a city of trains & trams. Community Cars can be located at certain train & tram stops to allow people to make short trips, public transport is alot more enviromentally friendly than cars.

Theirs a variety of transport options, biodiversity in transport is important.

http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/18/australia-is-doomed

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