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Back in 2004, I spent a year living in Melbourne, Australia, a place often called the world’s "most liveable" city. Not surprisingly, a qualifying feature of this title is the presence of an efficient transit system. Championed by an elaborate tram network, public transit is so important to Melbourne's collective consciousness that its shortcomings <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\nBack in 2004, I spent a year living in Melbourne, Australia, a place often called the world’s "most liveable" city. Not surprisingly, a qualifying feature of this title is the presence of an efficient transit system. 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