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>because cars are faster and more convenient They wouldn't be if everyone was in a car.

• rayiner 2y ago
  In Tokyo, that’s true. A fairer comparison would be average commute times in places that are built around cars versus ones built around trains. Average commute in Austin Texas is 22 minutes one way: https://www.ktalnews.com/news/business/shreveport-has-one-of-shortest-average-commute-times-in-nation-heres-where-other-cities-rank/ https://www.ktalnews.com/news/business/shreveport-has-one-of... Average commute time in greater Tokyo is double that: https://resources.realestate.co.jp/living/average-work-commute-time-japan/ https://resources.realestate.co.jp/living/average-work-commu...
  • jayd16 2y ago
    I'm from Los Angeles so excuse my hardy laughter. I'm sure Austin is great but that commute time will surely balloon as the population density continues to rise. Austin has ~3000/sq mi vs Tokyo's ~16,000/sq mi.
    • avalys 2y ago
      Why should population density continue to rise? Have you ever flown over Texas?
      • jayd16 2y ago
        Ever driven through the California central valley? Just because the state has space doesn't mean cities don't get dense.
  • jltsiren 2y ago
    And that's because Austin is a much smaller city. Of course traffic is much easier if you have 15x fewer people going anywhere. If you go by administrative borders, Tokyo is roughly 2.5x larger by land area, with 5.5x higher population density. And if you look at the metropolitan areas, Tokyo is 20% larger by land area and has at least 13x higher population density.
    • rayiner 2y ago
      So don’t build such dense cities. America has plenty of land.