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Re: Singapore - Have you ever been to Singapore -- _ALL_ their public transport/flow control systems are #1 in the world IMO ; * The roads are pristine * The
by samstave 3y ago
Re: Singapore - Have you ever been to Singapore -- _ALL_ their public transport/flow control systems are #1 in the world IMO ;
* The roads are pristine
* The take city planning to the next level (anecdote at end)
* Vehicles cost a boatload - but thats because all other transport is amazing
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Singapore is a hot a humid climate - a small city-state with lateral constraints.
But they new that they were going to double their population in the next few decades, so they built up and down.
There are massive walkways under the city that are basically large mall-tunnels, that have shops along the way.
The city was really smart in setting large setbacks between road and building such that greenery, plants and general aesthetics are wonderful.
Their freeway / road over-passes generall have planter boxes along the sides - so instead of prison-fencing style over-passes, such as the US', even the freeway and most roads are beautiful to drive on.
The trains, ferries etc - put the entirety of the US public transit system in the toilet.
- nemo44x 3y agoSingapore is the model system but it’s a hard sell here. The delusion that the modern Western way is the best is very deeply engrained here. People have completely internalized the rottenness of it and have deluded themselves into believing it’s a virtue.
- csomar 3y agoThe roads in Singapore are okay but nothing in their infrastructure is spectacular. Where Singapore wins is coverage. They have a pretty good coverage of the whole city but this is not unique to Singapore. Paris has good coverage too. So does Tokyo. Imo, Singapore was hyped too much and also it doesn’t scale (it’s a small island city)