Yekaterinburg from the windows of Academicheski neighborhood. Image courtesy of: Vladimir Zadumin
Early in November a news report appeared on the official site of Yekateriburg city hall about a technical consultation that took place, on the topic of the new tramway line that’s being designed to Akademicheskiy neighborhood. The report contained several details that are worthy of analysis. It was not stated explicitly in the article of course but the new line is likely to have features that would cause plenty of troubles for the residents of Akademicheskiy and South-West neighborhoods. Firstly during the construction phase and then, most importanly, in terms of how transit service would have to be planned along this new line.