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That would be a no-go in most of Europe. Cities are too dense, so there is just no land available for that. And even if it were, land prices are high enough tha
by corty 6y ago
That would be a no-go in most of Europe. Cities are too dense, so there is just no land available for that. And even if it were, land prices are high enough that tunneling costs start to look cheap.
- ginko 6y ago>That would be a no-go in most of Europe. Cities are too dense, so there is just no land available for that Bus/Taxi-only lanes are pretty common actually.
- redis_mlc 6y agoOne of the densest cities in the world is Jakarta, Indonesia. (They actually don't build new roads, just widen them basically, or add expensive toll roads between cities.) They built a central busway several years ago by taking away one lane of pavement from existing traffic. That sounds terrible, but when I say dense, I mean ant-colony dense. Any method to increase to more than 1 or 2 occupants per vehicle was a huge win. It didn't work very well at first since the busway lane wasn't separated from other lanes, so car drivers would "poach" that lane too. But after it was fenced off, it works ok now. They're also completing some type of rail system, but it wasn't yet open when I was there last year, though the stations existed. Again, because anything that can be done for mass transit with that density is a win. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried helicopters next. :)