The secrets of the Shinkansen
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The secrets of the Shinkansen
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#2Title should be "The secrets of the Shinkansen" which is odd for a (very well written) piece about Japanese commuter trains (non-shinkansen versions).
Maybe it's a carry on though "This is the third article we have released from Issue 23".
Re: The secrets of the Shinkansen
#3Title should be "The secrets of the Shinkansen" which is odd for a (very well written) piece about Japanese commuter trains (non-shinkansen versions). Maybe it's a carry on though "This is the third article we have released from Issue 23".
On the magazine itself, it seems to be labeled "Why Japan has such good railways"[1] instead
[1] https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-japan-has-such-good-rai...
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#4It's a good article, but I think the "it's not culture, just good governance" idea is a little hand wavy. The two bleed into each other greatly. The fact that houses are more disposable and wealth is less intergenerational in Japan does a lot to tamp down the NIMBY issues that plague e.g. the UK.
The UK is so far gone that the transport authority in it's largest city can't revamp stations or do add-on development without literal years of hand wringing. And even then it's often rejected or reduced in the end.
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#5It’s fascinating to read but I have a hard time imagining a public western railway provider could evolve into a train based mega corporation doing real estate and health services.
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#6It's a good article, but I think the "it's not culture, just good governance" idea is a little hand wavy. The two bleed into each other greatly. The fact that houses are more disposable and wealth is less intergenerational in Japan does a lot to tamp down the NIMBY issues that plague e.g. the UK. The UK is so far gone that the transport authority in it's largest city can't revamp stations or do add-on development wit…
The idea that culture can be divorced from other aspects of society seems like one of the biggest misconceptions of the 20th century.
Re: The secrets of the Shinkansen
#7Title should be "The secrets of the Shinkansen" which is odd for a (very well written) piece about Japanese commuter trains (non-shinkansen versions). Maybe it's a carry on though "This is the third article we have released from Issue 23".
On the magazine itself, it seems to be labeled "Why Japan has such good railways"[1] instead [1] https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-japan-has-such-good-rai...
That makes so much more sense
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#8These mixed companies can be very confusing to tourists especially. I'm always answering questions from tourists who are confused why they can't buy a ticket to where they want to go.
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#9It’s fascinating to read but I have a hard time imagining a public western railway provider could evolve into a train based mega corporation doing real estate and health services.
Transport for London (TfL) have a fledgling property development arm called Places for London which aims to try and replicate some of the successes of Japanese railway companies. They propose the mooted Bakerloo line extension is partially subsidised by over-station developments.
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#10.