I assume more higher up "subways" will happen sooner or later and the underground approach will be used much less.
I wouldn't count on it. Skytrain's [0] been a thing for a couple decades now, but hasn't been emulated everywhere.
How Do You Keep a Subway from Flooding in the Age of Rising Seas? (2019)
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Re: How Do You Keep a Subway from Flooding in the Age of Rising Seas? (2019)
#52> Sandy had made a mockery of the largest subway system in the world Is the New York subway really the largest subway in the world? I thought that trophy went to subways in Tokyo or Seoul.
Not sure about biggest but I will say NY subway is far more complex than Tokyo's and I'm a native English speaker and speak no Japanese. Getting to the correct train in Tokyo was far easier, likely because there was less rerouting than what seems like perpetual issues in NY's subway due to aging infrastructure.
I’d echo this sentiment. I’ve spent a good amount of time in Tokyo (I don’t speak Japanese either, beyond simple “I am lost” and “where is the toilet” phrases), and for whatever reason I do find Tokyo’s trains easier to handle than New York’s. I can get around New York on my own without a map but that’s just because of brute force memorization and getting off at the wrong stop enough times.
Re: How Do You Keep a Subway from Flooding in the Age of Rising Seas? (2019)
#53I places in Asia that have monsoon weather one typically walks UP a few steps before going down into a subway station (China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/etc)- for example this MTR entrance in Hong Kong: https://goo.gl/maps/MeiQU9HAKo5NgFAKA This is a great solution to short term small floods, but wont protect you against longer term, or waist deep+ street flooding like we saw in Henan last week.
With something like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exit_A,_Sino-Singapo... the intention is even clearer.
Yeah, thanks, I was actually looking for a pic of my favourite Shenzhen Science Museum entrance that has maybe 6 steps (and is a real pain to drag a suitcase up)