rglullis@communick.news to Solarpunk Urbanism@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoThe rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given upwww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down13cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkThe rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given upwww.fastcompany.comrglullis@communick.news to Solarpunk Urbanism@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square66fedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoIn my hometown of İstanbul the number of subways have grown like crazy. It’s beautiful to watch.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·3 months agoAren’t you guys struggling with a bunch of government corruption leading to skimping on earthquake safety?
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoyes, and also building lots of new metro lines at the same time. I take the metro for destinations that I used to drive 5 years ago.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoIt just makes me nervous. I’ve been in the subway for multiple earthquakes and it’s basically the worst feeling in the world.
In my hometown of İstanbul the number of subways have grown like crazy. It’s beautiful to watch.
Aren’t you guys struggling with a bunch of government corruption leading to skimping on earthquake safety?
yes, and also building lots of new metro lines at the same time. I take the metro for destinations that I used to drive 5 years ago.
It just makes me nervous. I’ve been in the subway for multiple earthquakes and it’s basically the worst feeling in the world.