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Re:Daisugi, the 600-year-old Japanese technique of growing t... by benrbray on Thursday April 29, 2021 @12:04AM (#26977326)
> there would be weekly demands to build more rail capacity

As an American living in Japan, part of the reason I moved here is that I think I'd die waiting for any sizable fraction of Americans to demand more rail capacity! I'll happily choose a train full of sweaty salarymen over, say, rush hour traffic in Atlanta any day!

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Re:Daisugi, the 600-year-old Japanese technique of growing t... by cmurf on Thursday April 29, 2021 @12:27AM (#26977468)
The American equivalent: demand more road capacity.

Rip out the trees! Rip out the bike lanes and side walks! Rip out a row of houses! MORE LANES! This really is generational, I only get it from baby boomer relatives and friends. X don't give a crap. And the younger generations say we should walk or bike everywhere. Will it last? Or will they be subsumed into this seemingly never ending Americana story line?

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Re:Daisugi, the 600-year-old Japanese technique of growing t... by hutzlibu on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:54AM (#26979190)
"And the younger generations say we should walk or bike everywhere. "

And then they also say, more trains. Because you can combine walking and cycling quite good with a train.

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