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The City of Golf Carts

2018-12-10

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Some American cities use buses, or trams, or trains. Peachtree City, Georgia, has a different solution: it's not quite public transit, but a hundred miles of golf cart tracks helps to keep cars off the road.

More about Peachtree City: https://www.peachtree-city.org/ and https://visitpeachtreecity.com

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

With thanks to Titan Miller for emailing me the idea, back in 2017!

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