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Re:Japan's IC cards are weird and wonderful by charlieyu1 on Saturday May 17, 2025 @10:39AM (#44014654)
Or the Hong Kong model. Railway operators are also property developers whose main profits comes from selling homes next to important stations. (This is not necessarily a good thing)
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Re:Japan's IC cards are weird and wonderful by Nasrudith on Sunday May 18, 2025 @05:52PM (#44024559)
What exactly is wrong with said approach? My guesses are sprawl promotion and attendantly encouraging elimination of green spaces more than normal for developers?
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Re:Japan's IC cards are weird and wonderful by charlieyu1 on Sunday May 18, 2025 @09:04PM (#44025647)
Cronyism, in general. Government pushing for policies favouring railways and cutting bus routes while being the biggest shareholder of the railway company.
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