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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sighhhhhhh

America so desperately thinks they can plan urban design like Japan, but it will be a disaster because America never plans anything right. For starters, the US doesn't have the infrastructure to be designed like Japan. Our public transport sucks ass. Everyone drives everywhere.

All we are going to get are a bunch of neighborhoods that were designed for SFHs now flooded with townhouses, multiplexes and apartments. You are ging to get a million cars parking on the streets, trash problems, and water problems.  People are still going to drive everywhere.  [/quote]

Exactly, just like MoCo thinks it can be like Copenhagen by putting a bike lane up in Old Georgetown Road and calling it a day.

The difference is that Denmark and Japan have much smarter and capable populations and don’t do everything half a$$ed. We’ll end up with haphazard planning with increased, mismatched density without the well planned water, road, and transit infrastructure to support it.

We are governed and run by unimpressive people, voted in by an increasingly undereducated populace. That’s a rude thing to say, but it is what it is.

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God this is such a pet peeve of mine. My city added bus lanes, removing traffic lanes to do so, and when people protested  cited Japan as an example.
I rode that bus in my city throughout my 20s. The Reason no one wants to ride it is because it's filthy and full of addicts and bums. The end. Until you fix that, no one is riding your bus. 
Not to mention that the urban planner my city hired is a 22 year old who talks like a very dumb sorority girl. Really inspires trust that they didn't hire someone who might know something about the job. But they got DEI points.[/quote]

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