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They are private in ways specific to Japan that, what I know, you pretty much won't find anywhere else.
by njepa 7y ago
They are private in ways specific to Japan that, what I know, you pretty much won't find anywhere else.
- kaybe 7y agoCan you elaborate?
- majormajor 7y agoTransit as retail and real-estate play: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/05/secret-tokyos-rail-success/2044/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/05/secret-tokyos... The end to end control over development of these networks+districts was still more centralized, though not by a government, compared to the rather uncoordinated mess that has been US public transit development.
- solidsnack9000 7y agoPublic-private partnership is not so "specific to Japan". The transit/retail connection is definitely a uniquely bright idea but it's something that many other jurisdictions could emulate.
- njepa 7y agoHaving that work is specific to Japan. If there is a single example of someone managing to do that successfully, especially with multiple companies, I would like to hear about it. Transit/retail or rail plus property is used in other places, like Hong Kong, but with government owned operators. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/the-rail-plus-property-model https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-inf...