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Re:A Low-Cost Solution to Traffic by lacampbell on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:01PM (#13620696)
Yeah I have no idea what's wrong with East Asian cities. Taipei can be ugly, but damned if it isn't convenient to get around. The transport network there puts any western city I've been to of similar to size to shame. As for Hong Kong, not only does it have great public transport as well, but it's also strikingly good looking.

Can't speak for Bangkok though, but Taipei and Hong Kong have incredible transport systems.

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Re:A Low-Cost Solution to Traffic by emodendroket on Saturday February 11, 2017 @12:18AM (#13621155)
Wow, weird that some of the richest cities in the continent would be nice.
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Re:A Low-Cost Solution to Traffic by altern8tif on Saturday February 11, 2017 @02:39AM (#13621615)
It might be simplifying it a bit here, but are cities well-planned because they're rich, or are they rich because they are well-planned?
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Re:A Low-Cost Solution to Traffic by ghaff on Saturday February 11, 2017 @09:29AM (#13622755)
Closer to the former. Both Hong Kong and Singapore were rich trading ports long before subways and meaningful city planning.
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