Re:Japan's population declines for first time since 1920s
by JBReefer on Friday February 26, 2016 @07:14PM
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So then you do what many cities around the world have done, and tear out highways to lower opex and create a more pleasant place to live.
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Re:Japan's population declines for first time since 1920s
by dragonwriter on Friday February 26, 2016 @07:20PM
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> So then you do what many cities around the world have done, and tear out highways to lower opex and create a more pleasant place to live.
Yes, you can do that: that's a capital cost of maintaining quality of life under declining population. I'm not sure how a choice between continued declining quality of life or incurring a significant capital cost is a "benefit", however.