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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by IAmEveryone on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @11:17PM (#23913577)
Berlin, New York, London, and Tokyo, and dozens more show that it’s perfectly possible to get the virus under control even in places where public transport is popular.
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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by corty on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @11:52PM (#23913759)
By getting ridership down to 5-20% of normal levels.

Which is a level where public transport is unsustainable, both from a monetary and from an environmental standpoint.

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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by Cerium on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:08AM (#23913846)
To get a handle on what 5 to 20% means in the context of Japan, I did some searching around. It turns out that the Tokyo Metro and BART have similar amount of track (121.2 miles vs 131 miles), though the Tokyo Metro has many more stations. If the Tokyo Metro was operating at 5 to 20% or normal, it is still exceeding BART's daily ridership.
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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by skizziepop on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:39AM (#23913979)
"Tokyo Metro" is one of several metro networks in greater Tokyo. 121 miles only represents the sum total of a single subway system
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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by pas on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:48AM (#23914025)
What's the argument here? The decreased mobility affects roads and airports too, should we tear them up ASAP?
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Re:The Problem with Solano County's Rail Plan by corty on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:51AM (#23914039)
The deeper, obvious (I thought) argument is that corona is a special, temporary circumstance, not a point for or against anything long-term.
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