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Japan has 3x the population of Canada (125 million vs 38 million). The corridor from Toronto to Quebec is about (eyeballing this) 50% of Japan's land area, with
by dangerwill 3y ago
Japan has 3x the population of Canada (125 million vs 38 million). The corridor from Toronto to Quebec is about (eyeballing this) 50% of Japan's land area, with the greater metro areas of Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Calgary probably adding up to another 15-25% of Japan's land area. If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada
- tivert 3y ago> If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada If you built high-rise dorms or tiny apartments, you could probably fit even more. https://www.designboom.com/design/brownstone-shared-housing-capsulte-pods-shared-living-05-05-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/brownstone-shared-housing-... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/business/tiny-apartments-tokyo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/business/tiny-apartments-...