←back to thread

Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes

(www.sixthtone.com)
491 points anigbrowl | 2 comments | 14 May 25 04:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.395s | source
Show context
kr2 ◴[14 May 25 05:12 UTC] No.43981051[source]▶
Chiming in from Los Angeles, USA to say wow, must be nice living in a modern society that prioritizes public transit and peoples' ease of movement. I know, I know, it comes with trade offs of living in an authoritarian state, but the absolute abysmal state of infrastructure in this country is maddening. Ever been on a train in Denmark or Japan or Switzerland?
replies(12): >>43981063 #>>43981084 #>>43981124 #>>43981133 #>>43981135 #>>43981202 #>>43981218 #>>43981220 #>>43981231 #>>43981261 #>>43981282 #>>43981492 #
1. wonnage ◴[14 May 25 05:15 UTC] No.43981063[source]▶
Seems like the form of government doesn't really matter, you can find examples from literally any end of the spectrum of better public infrastructure
replies(1): >>43981127 #
2. petesergeant ◴[14 May 25 05:28 UTC] No.43981127[source]▶
Suffrage is at the top of the hierarchy of needs, with decent infrastructure, decent wages, and public safety being much more fundamental needs for many people. There’s a reason that so many Filipinos, Indians, and Pakistanis choose to work in the Gulf.