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bing101:
--- Quote from: Plutonic Panda on June 11, 2023, 11:09:15 PM ---Was that a Street in Venice used by cars and then they converted it to pedestrian only corridor or was it always only for pedestrians?
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From these shots they look like they are mainly for bikes and pedestrians.
https://gentleartofwandering.com/a-walk-on-the-sidewalk-streets-of-venice-california/
jakeroot:
Documentary from Life Where I'm From (a Japan-specific English-language YouTube page) about traffic in Okinawa:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6h_Dy7VY1Y
Traffic in Naha (and surrounding environs) is the worst in all of Japan in terms of traffic speeds, despite the city being only the 69th largest city in Japan (as of 2011).
About two-thirds of all trips in Japan are by car, but the modal split in metro areas is much different, with much higher public transit usage. The opposite is true in Naha though, with almost all trips being by car, as public transit counts for a minuscule percentage of trips.
The video correctly blames America for earlier planning decisions, but Japan has had 50+ years to correct things; I'm glad the monorail exists, but much more needs doing.
bing101:
Here is a tour of one of the Expressways in Japan where the 1989 video is synced with the 2023 tour.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8puPims1os
jakeroot:
(make sure to edit out the "size" code in your post)
--- Quote from: bing101 on July 22, 2023, 01:50:10 PM ---Here is a tour of one of the Expressways in Japan where the 1989 video is synced with the 2023 tour.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8puPims1os
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Great find! Not much has changed, really speaks to how well Japan handles their transportation network.
That whole channel is a gold mine of historic Japanese content.
bing101:
Here is another example on a Japanese Roadgeek tour with a 37 year difference.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWeFbVYmN4w
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