Also easier when you don’t need to worry you’ll be voted out for spending tax money on a massive infrastructure project.
Comment on Public transit in Chengdu, China versus Toronto, Canada
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
I guess it’s easier to undertake a massive infrastructure project if you can just tell residents to move it or else…
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, they do, the big difference is that they’ll be voted out and replaced by someone else from the same party.
Because there’s only one party.
renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
it's a metro, no need to move anyone...
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Metros aren’t always underground. They also need entrances to their stops above ground.
KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Except China respects user rights to an insane degree and there’s many images of giant infra projects going around one tiny homestead and whatnot. My guess is also Chinese typically are less game to make a big deal about new transit compared to the home owners of Canada. Where’s the Toronto excuse now?
thedarkfly@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Is that what they did? It’s a legitimate question, I’m not finding info online.
Luci@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Careful, you might get a ban from .ml for saying that
CybranM@feddit.nu 1 month ago
The Chinese government is the most ethical government in the world according to people in .ml haha. Really boggles the mind
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When you develop a knee-jerk reaction to phrases like “Chinese propaganda” and “Russian propaganda”, you really open yourself up to being manipulated by them.
rustyfish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Fuck ml. I am willing to bet the Chengdu one won’t survive the next 14 years. Or 5. But I am willing to give an half honest thumbs up to the tankies if it still stands in 2026.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 month ago
Why‽ There's no sign of this subway failing at all. Rail enthusiasts everywhere praise Asian subways.