Re:Apology after Japanese train departs 20 seconds early
by majormajor on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:41PM
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This is an interesting comparison in its own right.
Manhattan: 27,799/km2 and 59.13 km2
So that's denser than the overall special wards area, but also vastly smaller in both land and total population. Basically 1.6 million people vs 9.4 million people.
Probably significantly easier to have an extensive train network when you're consistently dense for that large an area.
But I would agree that the main reason the US's public transit infrastructure is lacking is just that we like our cars too much. I expect this to get even more pro-car in a self-driving-car world, too.
Manhattan: 27,799/km2 and 59.13 km2
So that's denser than the overall special wards area, but also vastly smaller in both land and total population. Basically 1.6 million people vs 9.4 million people.
Probably significantly easier to have an extensive train network when you're consistently dense for that large an area.
But I would agree that the main reason the US's public transit infrastructure is lacking is just that we like our cars too much. I expect this to get even more pro-car in a self-driving-car world, too.