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2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges
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Urban planning YouTube videos always just lead to me wishing I lived in Amsterdam
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Houston is another one too…They used to have real urban planning way back when but then said F it at some point n just built highways n parking lots
Well Texas is the most backward state in the country so that doesn’t surprise me.
But Los Angeles, California - that still surprises me.
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The metro and bus system in the DMV is pretty good. Wait times suck at the moment but definitely gets the job done.
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Yeah it is decent.
Their main goof was underestimating how popular the trains is would become. That eventually lead to the constant need for track maintenance.
Should of expanded more early on too.
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The pandemic and resulting shift to so many more people working from home has had some positive impact on traffic patterns in LA. Some.
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US cities are very poorly designed. Especially on housing. LA is one of the worst offenders.
And than has a compounding affect that eventually makes transit kinda suck too.
And than has a compounding affect that eventually makes transit kinda suck too.
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It’s ok when it’s actually working, but you know it’s always some bs going on with a train line
Plus they do a horrible job of upkeep, the conditions of most trains n tracks are poor
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Lol.
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Like I mentioned earlier, the designers underestimated how popular the trains would get. They system wasn't built for as many riders as it gets.It’s ok when it’s actually working, but you know it’s always some bs going on with a train line
Plus they do a horrible job of upkeep, the conditions of most trains n tracks are poor
The system is falling apart and to really fix it they would probably need to shut it down for months to a year.
But no one wants to face that reality.
So it is scheduled track maintenance, single tracking, and delays are the norm instead.
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When I first went to Amsterdam I was like “no way 1 million people live here, it looks like 150,000 tops”….
But a million people really do live there. You don’t get that impression whatsoever. It’s crazy how well designed a city a thousand years old can be.
They made the necessary steps. They progressed.
But a million people really do live there. You don’t get that impression whatsoever. It’s crazy how well designed a city a thousand years old can be.
They made the necessary steps. They progressed.
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Famb the other day I watched a video about how they manage and collect their trash. Something so mundane but I was enthralled at how genius their solution was.
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Dummies ain’t take advantage of the 2 years of low activity during the pandemic…My mans does engineering for the Metro and yo be telling us what trains to avoid if possible due to how messed up they are
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I took Metro for the first time a few months into DC and was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. Don't think I would do it consistently, but for a trip into the city once in awhile it was fine.
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Amsterdam is one of the best cities on the planet, barely any melinated people there when I went though.
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I lowkey hate giving credit to the Dutch.
But the way they make things work is truly astounding. The whole country should be in the Ocean by now but nope, they’ll never let that happen.
Their ingenuity is something else man. They had no other option but to make it work and that they did.
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It’s real convenient for going to Wizards games
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The non whites be deep in the suburbs, that’s how it mostly is outside of America
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Once Uber became a thing, that was it for me.
A subway train in Boston is literally on fire right now.
A subway train in Boston is literally on fire right now.
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Welp RIP to Mitchell’s championship dreams
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They’re so god damn happy on their bicycles…..
I want that
I got offered a 'lift' by a girl riding a bicycle when I was walking back from a festival site one time (Just outside of Amsterdam)
Hostel was still fresh in my mind so EYE declined like a virgin....
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Once Uber became a thing, that was it for me.
A subway train in Boston is literally on fire right now.
Being stuck on an engulfed T or taking a plunge in the Mystic River.
Not sure which is worse
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Rip Kobe.
I'm sick of alot these goofy ***, Pooh butt *** players we have today. So soft, so DNP.
You were never that.
***Random off season thoughts***
I'm sick of alot these goofy ***, Pooh butt *** players we have today. So soft, so DNP.
You were never that.
***Random off season thoughts***
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