Re:Office vacancies in San Francisco jump to a record 33%
by ipnon on Friday April 14, 2023 @06:20PM
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Many subway systems are profitable, like the Tokyo JR East. If there is a will there is a way. Americans simply prefer sprawl and cars when it comes down to it.
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Re:Office vacancies in San Francisco jump to a record 33%
by shuckles on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:33PM
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> Many subway systems are profitable, like the Tokyo JR East.
My comment was about America, but point taken. Road infrastructure in Japan has heavy use tolls.
> Americans simply prefer sprawl and cars when it comes down to it.
Americans aren't a monolith, and transit increases land values so it's unlikely Americans prefer sprawl, all else equal.
Re:Office vacancies in San Francisco jump to a record 33%
by Tiktaalik on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:38PM
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It's impossible to know if Americans genuinely prefer sprawl because the alternative of building more compact communities is banned by regulation all over.
Re:Office vacancies in San Francisco jump to a record 33%
by sofixa on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:29AM
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> Many subway systems are profitable
The vast majority are not, the systems in a bunch of Asian cities (mostly in Japan, HK, Taiwan, Singapore) are the exception due to a few reasons, most notably because they use distance-based fares and land around stations often belongs to the operator bringing in massive commercial revenues.