Which Capital has the best overall Infrastructure? - Page 4

Shinkansado · November 15th, 2010, 10:11 PM

Probably the asian capitals, w/ Tokyo leading.

Simon91 · November 16th, 2010, 05:42 AM

From places I visited, Tokyo clearly wins. And I suppose I will not change my mind about it.

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Originally Posted by Luli Pop

Is this a joke?
I cannot understand how people keeps voting for Singapore, but I have two hypothesis:

1. They don't know Singapore
2. They don't know the rest of the world

Extremely sadly, I have to agree. The public transport here is terribly over hyped and Discovery Channel circle line show provides absolutely fake figures (there will be a station every 500 meters IN THE DOWNTOWN area in 2020, not 'through most of the island in 2 years'). Crowds are worse than in Tokyo nowadays, development of new lines is slow and no such thing as commuter rail was ever even suggested. Buses are never on time. Our land links to Malaysia are disgraceful, without even a proper inter-city railway.

On another hand, Changi is indeed amazingly good airport, our seaport works like a Swiss watch and road system is of a very high quality.

nagara373 · December 24th, 2010, 02:06 PM

Tokyo (Japan) and Moscow (Russia)

janc · December 24th, 2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nagara373

Tokyo (Japan) and Moscow (Russia)

ekhm....what? "Best" is a very extensive word. But I will say...Tokyo and maybe...Berlin?

goschio · December 25th, 2010, 10:18 AM

Munich, capital of Bavaria.

Nannostomus · January 1st, 2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon91

From places I visited, Tokyo clearly wins. And I suppose I will not change my mind about it.

Extremely sadly, I have to agree. The public transport here is terribly over hyped and Discovery Channel circle line show provides absolutely fake figures (there will be a station every 500 meters IN THE DOWNTOWN area in 2020, not 'through most of the island in 2 years'). Crowds are worse than in Tokyo nowadays, development of new lines is slow and no such thing as commuter rail was ever even suggested. Buses are never on time. Our land links to Malaysia are disgraceful, without even a proper inter-city railway.

On another hand, Changi is indeed amazingly good airport, our seaport works like a Swiss watch and road system is of a very high quality.

Simon, there are too many things a country govt need to consider when it comes to protect a nation interests. Malaysia is after a sovereign nation, you cannot build anything u want. 2. If you have been to tokyo, the rush hour is extremely hectic, it probably won the top award for it btw it is a common knowledge.

Development of line cannot be done overnight. Time goes into geographic analysis, Material consideration, Drilling and many many complicated stages. if these are no proper advance planning next time Singapore transportation line will very very complicated and unfriendly worse it could be dangerous.

BUses are after all vehicles on the road. THey cannot manipulate time and confirm it arrival. However, i mus agree that buses are getting shitty in singapore these days. NO senses of urgency for commuters.

xerxesjc28 · January 2nd, 2011, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Nannostomus

Development of line cannot be done overnight. Time goes into geographic analysis, Material consideration, Drilling and many many complicated stages. if these are no proper advance planning next time Singapore transportation line will very very complicated and unfriendly worse it could be dangerous.

perhaps not a fair comparison, but in China it does seem to happen overnight.

***Xusein*** · January 2nd, 2011, 06:07 AM

London would rank among highest if it had a better road system. :/

I think it's Madrid or Tokyo. Or Paris perhaps even.

isaidso · January 6th, 2011, 12:30 PM

Tokyo

Dukecz · February 4th, 2011, 05:25 PM

Paris

sweet-d · March 9th, 2011, 05:53 AM

I'd say Tokyo has the best infrastructure.

Kenwen · March 10th, 2011, 10:22 AM

I'd say london, you can take suburban train which takes more or less 10 minutes from suburb to central, in the city theres the underground, buses which runs 24hours(I usually take night bus to go back to kingston after clubbing

, London rarely has congestion as theres congestion charge. You can go the any point of London in half hour by public transport without driving.

arquitekto · June 8th, 2011, 08:44 AM

Tokyo, Seoul & Taipei ...

***ukiyo*** · June 8th, 2011, 07:11 PM

I don't know if this is part of infrastructure or not (according to a strict definition it is) but it's interesting.

Tokyo skyscrapers swaying back and forth during the March 11th earthquake. All skyscrapers in Japan can handle earthquakes.

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Kenwen Mosher "K" Join Date: May 2005 Location: DOngguan Posts: 1,278 Likes (Received): 3	I'd say london, you can take suburban train which takes more or less 10 minutes from suburb to central, in the city theres the underground, buses which runs 24hours(I usually take night bus to go back to kingston after clubbing, London rarely has congestion as theres congestion charge. You can go the any point of London in half hour by public transport without driving.

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Shinkansado BANNED Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 0	Probably the asian capitals, w/ Tokyo leading.

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