What’s your city doing (or starting to do) that makes you happy?

  • djsaskdja@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know what city this post is referencing, but I’d be willing to bet a ton of money it’s not in the US lol.

    • Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 year ago

      It’s Montreal, so you are indeed correct. Honolulu did actually open the first segment of a very similar automated light metro system just 2 weeks ago, although it doesn’t have the same service frequency as ours. It’s still enough to make it America’s newest metro system, though!

  • Jeanschyso@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I am going to ride the REM when it opens and finally visit the south shore. I want to see the living spaces over there. I am also looking forward to the REM to reach the Sauvé station so I can go downtown on trains the whole way.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah trains are a massive civil engineering project. You have to commission a bunch of studies of everything from archaeology to soil and water to route efficiency, go through several levels of engineering designs, obtain a lot of connected land, then you have to build the thing including preparing the land to not settle too much under the weight of a train because soil is a particulate fluid. And every step of the way everyone is mad it’s taking so long and costing so much.

    • nbafantest@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I love finding a new section that has new separated bike lanes. It’s one of the best surprises. Basically “here’s an entire new city and area you can visit”

  • AspieEgg@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    This is basically what Ottawa is doing. The only mistake they made was that it doesn’t work when it snows… in Canada.

  • x2Zero7@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    My city in indiana is starting a road diet and expanding the width of several sidewalks! Exciting times

  • dishpanman@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Brightline is about to open their high speed rail between West Palm and Orlando! There will be less Mad Max Road Warrior reenactments on I95 because of this!

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      1 year ago

      Yeah except the ticket prices are like $80+ per person, per direction.

      One person maybe worth it just to save the headache, but as soon as you add one more person it just doesn’t make sense to not drive unfortunately… the gas for the trip would only be ~$50 round trip.

    • Cruxifux@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It takes that long in first world countries too.

      At least in the one I live in it does.