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Surprisingly, I found it rather similar to Tokyo actually. Tokyo, too, has multiple sub centres which are mostly self-sufficient. They are connected by a train
by replax 15y ago
Surprisingly, I found it rather similar to Tokyo actually.
Tokyo, too, has multiple sub centres which are mostly self-sufficient. They are connected by a train running around in a circle and have central hubs where trains depart into the suburbs. Stations are largely accommodated with large bicycle parking lots to facilitate train usage.
However, even though Tokyo is one magnitude bigger than NYC, the transportation fees are fairly high, too.
Also, the Japanese solved the parking space problem, by making it a requirement to have a parking space in order to be able to buy a car.
- ekianjo 15y agoTokyo's fees are not so expensive for public transportation if you have ever been to other cities in Japan. In fact, it is probably the city where you travel a very long distance with a reasonnable fee, something like 1.5 dollar or so. In other Japan cities for the same distance, the fee can double or triple, so Tokyo is rather cheap in that aspect. The parking space problem is only solved because everyone is using the train to go to work everyday, mostly. If this were to change, they would face major parking space issues, as the innards of the city are not designed to park a great amount of car. The parking space you mentioned is usually the one you reserve in your building when you get a car, but that does not mean there is space available at your destination. It is quite inefficient to travel in Tokyo altogether. While not too expensive, it takes a lot of time and in the train you cannot seat most of the time because it is overcrowded. I would not pick Tokyo as an example of a city where things work well - it just works, but it's already over-capacity.