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Re:Mass Timber Is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing S... by mjevans on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @08:33PM (#39699279)
LA _could_ be much more like Tokyo if USA cared to make mass transit work.

    # Service accurate enough to set a clock by.
    # Service mesh that provides walk-able freedom.
    # Safety and cleanliness (both a culture and enforcement issue)
Yes, there would need to be a slight increase in density as well as much more transit service; but that metro area could scale up were there enough water.
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Re:Mass Timber Is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing S... by bobthepanda on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @08:42PM (#39699341)
Sure. But Tokyo is also everywhere to everywhere with multiple city centers.

My main point is that “move the jobs” in a sufficiently large city is not generally a working way to reduce commute times.

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