What is your vision?
They could transport thousands of people per hour safely around a town of any size.
And as ‘snake’ is not an ideal word, I’d suggest the word ‘tram’. Has a nice ring to it.
A variation could be ones that don’t run on tracks but normal wheels. Rest still applies. Shall we call those ‘busses’?
Bike lanes, access for business and residents keep the rest alive.
Bonus points of we plant lots of trees and build little fountains.