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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

Are other countries not allowed to do something good if Japan did it first?

[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

No, I point that out because I also lived in Hawaii for 6 years and when they finally built their light rail system on Oahu, they built hundreds of parking spaces around the station. They provided no bicycle parking and no commercial storefront space. Convenience stores, super markets, doctor's offices, dental clinics, and maybe a small police outpost are all handy things to have next to the station. Last time I checked an online map, the parking spaces are hardly ever used. Who takes a car to a train station and leaves it so they can ride the train?

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago

i think they address the upset