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I'm no expert urban planner, but it seems to me the obvious explanation for this is the lack of space in Japan and its impact on costs. It makes economic sense
by ronjouch 10y ago
I'm no expert urban planner, but it seems to me the obvious explanation for this is the lack of space in Japan and its impact on costs.
It makes economic sense in Japan, but without federal/state/city bonuses incentivizing the solutions you describe, why would an American promoter dig underground at a ten/hundredfold cost while they can just use the cheap available space?
- adrianN 10y agoIn many places in the US "free" parking is actually quite expensive. Even in the US land is expensive in some places. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/business/economy/15view.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/business/economy/15view.ht...
- ronjouch 10y agoSure! And thanks for pointing that out. What I'm suggesting is that it's even more expensive in heavily space-constrained countries like Japan.