Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in
by ciphol on Saturday January 01, 2022 @03:06PM
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It's not designed around cars, but it is designed around motorbikes! Worse in many ways, although perhaps not in terms of "scale".
Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in
by freddie_mercury on Saturday January 01, 2022 @10:06PM
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It isn't designed around motorbikes either. They didn't really exist in numbers 30-40 years ago which is when much of the infrastructure was put in place. Go watch some videos of Saigon in the 1980s, it is mostly bicycles with a tiny smattering of motorcycles and cars.
Unfortunately, cars are a status symbol and becoming increasingly prevalent, which then puts pressure on government officials to design around them. It doesn't help that government officials all have cars and clearly see cars as superior and a sign of being a rich country.