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China is dense? This is a study working towards connecting cities >900 km apart. edit: article says 2200, maps says 900ish
by kurtisc 7y ago
China is dense? This is a study working towards connecting cities >900 km apart.
edit: article says 2200, maps says 900ish
- usaar333 7y agoCities are dense, unlike American ones
- kurtisc 7y agoI'm not aware of any city-local maglev trains. American cities are still spread out from one-another.
- usaar333 7y agoI think you are misunderstanding my point. The issue in America is that you tend to need a car to navigate within a city (metro area). Far less true in China.
- nrp 7y agoShanghai happens to have one of the few, but it’s not especially practical: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train
- WillPostForFood 7y agoIt is pretty practical when you go to the airport.
- rangibaby 7y agoThere’s the Linimo in Nagoya, Japan
- puranjay 7y agoChina's density metrics are skewed by its humongous size, a massive chunk of which is sparsely populated desert. Its coastal areas, where much of the population is concentrated, is extremely dense