Comment on Public transit in Chengdu, China versus Toronto, Canada
cloudless@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Not a fair comparison as Chengdu has multiple times the population of Toronto.
This. 20 million vs. under 3 million in Toronto.
Also, the fact that it has technologically developed fast in the past decades, as compared to Canada that has developed steadily in the past century, is not really the plus OP seems to imply it is.
That said, it’s perfectly possible that public transport in Toronto leaves much to be desired - without comparing it to China.
Also, the fact that it has technologically developed fast in the past decades, as compared to Canada that has developed steadily in the past century, is not really the plus OP seems to imply it is.
Why not? What am I missing? It’s developing fast against a slow competition is not a plus? I am not a fan of china but what kind of cope is this?
Berlin has 1.4 times the population of Toronto and a train system comparable to Chengdu.
Our tram network is proportionally bigger than Toronto. It could be a lot better but all trams in west Berlin where removed while the city was divided.
cron@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I think it’s less about the absolute dimensions than about the fact that Toronto’s metro barely grew at all.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Shrunk, even.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_3_Scarborough
kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
But the 1 line did get longer. So total capacity is probably higher overall. That being said the 1 line is already insufficient for the capacity needed downtown so I’m not sure making it longer helps that much. Maybe in a decade when the Ontario Line opens it will get the long needed relief.