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You literally can just build this for the same price and not be stuck for an hour in a queue of Tesla firetraps underground.

You literally can just build this for the same price and not be stuck for an hour in a queue of Tesla firetraps underground.

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Friend from Germany came to visit me in HK. He read news on how Shenzhen turned from a village to a global tech hub. I told him about Huaqiangbei electronics market, his eyes lit up "Can they upgrade my ipad with more storage?" "Of course." I said, a🧵of our adventures last week.

Friend from Germany came to visit me in HK. He read news on how Shenzhen turned from a village to a global tech hub. I told him about Huaqiangbei electronics market, his eyes lit up "Can they upgrade my ipad with more storage?" "Of course." I said, a🧵of our adventures last week.

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The Pearl River Delta is a Canada (or two) packed into a bunch of highrises interconnected by high speed rail, regional rail and metro systems.

The Pearl River Delta is a Canada (or two) packed into a bunch of highrises interconnected by high speed rail, regional rail and metro systems.

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Los Angeles was built on the backs of the (at the time) world's largest electric rail network. Which was so impressive Meiji-era Japanese came, studied and copied it back home, becoming the Japanese urban railways we know & love today. Oh and then LA demolished their network.

Los Angeles was built on the backs of the (at the time) world's largest electric rail network. Which was so impressive Meiji-era Japanese came, studied and copied it back home, becoming the Japanese urban railways we know & love today. Oh and then LA demolished their network.

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Wild to look at IShowSpeed, one of N America's top streamers, react live when taking China's high speed rail: getting hype (1st vid), in doubt but then mind exploded (2nd vid), and converted to want travel by rail (3rd vid). Also...

Wild to look at IShowSpeed, one of N America's top streamers, react live when taking China's high speed rail: getting hype (1st vid), in doubt but then mind exploded (2nd vid), and converted to want travel by rail (3rd vid). Also...

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It is 10PM August 12, 2030: You are driving your XPeng P7i 3rd Gen Wing Edition down the Gardener Expressway in Toronto or Autoroute Métropolitaine in Montréaln then a street legal BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme shows up beside you...

It is 10PM August 12, 2030: You are driving your XPeng P7i 3rd Gen Wing Edition down the Gardener Expressway in Toronto or Autoroute Métropolitaine in Montréaln then a street legal BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme shows up beside you...

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My politics is whatever this is:

My politics is whatever this is:

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A famous block of buildings in Akihabara is set to be redeveloped into a 170m office tower. meaning many classic shots of Akihabara will be completely different. In my video below all the buildings behind the Chuo-Sobu Viaduct will be gone.

A famous block of buildings in Akihabara is set to be redeveloped into a 170m office tower. meaning many classic shots of Akihabara will be completely different. In my video below all the buildings behind the Chuo-Sobu Viaduct will be gone.

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Gyeonju, a city of 200,000 has a better bus network than 95% of North America.

Gyeonju, a city of 200,000 has a better bus network than 95% of North America.

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Nobody: Random Chinese city foreigners have never heard about:

Nobody: Random Chinese city foreigners have never heard about:

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If I had a drone, my trip through here last year would have fulfilled my Ani... I mean synthwave industrial cyberpunk Donghua dreams.

If I had a drone, my trip through here last year would have fulfilled my Ani... I mean synthwave industrial cyberpunk Donghua dreams.

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A long overdue thread of my experience on the Xiamen BRT, a 67km long fully grade separated BRT that carries over 300,000 people per day and wants to be a metro.

A long overdue thread of my experience on the Xiamen BRT, a 67km long fully grade separated BRT that carries over 300,000 people per day and wants to be a metro.

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I'm pretty sure an electric train is cheaper, safer and more sustainable than whatever Tesla is pumping out these days.

I'm pretty sure an electric train is cheaper, safer and more sustainable than whatever Tesla is pumping out these days.

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There seems to to be a recent micro trend this month in Chinese social media to overlay the BBC News countdown intro style to Chinese cities. Below in order is for Changsha, Dalian, Xiamen and Qingdao.

There seems to to be a recent micro trend this month in Chinese social media to overlay the BBC News countdown intro style to Chinese cities. Below in order is for Changsha, Dalian, Xiamen and Qingdao.

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Literally 100km from "that" Beijing Subway Line 15 train:

Literally 100km from "that" Beijing Subway Line 15 train:

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There seems to be a large uptick of N Americans going to Xiaohongshu and getting massive culture shock. Will seeing China's public transport content on Xiaohongshu (examples below) change their minds on what is possible with urban public transit and...

There seems to be a large uptick of N Americans going to Xiaohongshu and getting massive culture shock. Will seeing China's public transport content on Xiaohongshu (examples below) change their minds on what is possible with urban public transit and...

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I was told elevated trains ruin neighbourhoods.

I was told elevated trains ruin neighbourhoods.

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Tokyo: A station built in the 1920s that does not look like crap, feel like crap, is dirty as crap and runs like crap. New York: IMPOSSIBLE.

Tokyo: A station built in the 1920s that does not look like crap, feel like crap, is dirty as crap and runs like crap. New York: IMPOSSIBLE.

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I don't know why it is so difficult to put up platform screen doors and then quickly stop a train at them accurately.

I don't know why it is so difficult to put up platform screen doors and then quickly stop a train at them accurately.

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My politics is whatever this is.

My politics is whatever this is.

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Moments where three high speed trains are racing each other has become increasingly common in China.

Moments where three high speed trains are racing each other has become increasingly common in China.

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You are comparing building a few sewer lines for cars to a system that can move several millions per day.

You are comparing building a few sewer lines for cars to a system that can move several millions per day.

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Wild that throughout 2024 high speed trains in China carried 3.27 billion passengers. That's a daily ridership of almost 10 million people per day, on high speed trains alone.

Wild that throughout 2024 high speed trains in China carried 3.27 billion passengers. That's a daily ridership of almost 10 million people per day, on high speed trains alone.

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Chengdu Metro S5 line, A 60km long high speed metro line. Estimated to be 110 million USD/km to build, adjusted for local costs. Trains will operate up to 160kph and stations will have passing loops for express services.

Chengdu Metro S5 line, A 60km long high speed metro line. Estimated to be 110 million USD/km to build, adjusted for local costs. Trains will operate up to 160kph and stations will have passing loops for express services.

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I was told elevated rail ruins neighbourhoods.

I was told elevated rail ruins neighbourhoods.

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Today, the fastest minimal stop flagship "benchmark" HSR services in China that reach 350kph on the Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, Chongqing-Chengdu lines have end to end average run speeds that exceed 300kph.

Today, the fastest minimal stop flagship "benchmark" HSR services in China that reach 350kph on the Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, Chongqing-Chengdu lines have end to end average run speeds that exceed 300kph.

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The BBC News countdown intro style meme seems to have flared up again this weekend on Chinese social media. One of Nanjing posted yesterday.

The BBC News countdown intro style meme seems to have flared up again this weekend on Chinese social media. One of Nanjing posted yesterday.

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It started out 2 Fridays ago as a meme, last Friday it became a movement (now with detractors). Apparently around 600,000-400,000 people from all over China on Friday and Saturday night (Oct 8 and 9) came to Zhengzhou and sharebiked from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng to... (a thread)

It started out 2 Fridays ago as a meme, last Friday it became a movement (now with detractors). Apparently around 600,000-400,000 people from all over China on Friday and Saturday night (Oct 8 and 9) came to Zhengzhou and sharebiked from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng to... (a thread)

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Los Angeles was built on the backs of the (at the time) world's largest electric rail network. Which was so impressive Meiji-era Japanese came, studied and copied it back home, becoming the Japanese urban railways we know & love today. Oh and then LA demolished their network.

Los Angeles was built on the backs of the (at the time) world's largest electric rail network. Which was so impressive Meiji-era Japanese came, studied and copied it back home, becoming the Japanese urban railways we know & love today. Oh and then LA demolished their network.

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245,769 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

A railfan at around 11:00PM captured a period on the Beijing-Guangzhou HSL where China Railways schedules a pack of 8 high speed sleeper trains heading to various destinations in south China from Beijing. Lead by an inspection train all 9 trains cleared this section in 2 hours.

A railfan at around 11:00PM captured a period on the Beijing-Guangzhou HSL where China Railways schedules a pack of 8 high speed sleeper trains heading to various destinations in south China from Beijing. Lead by an inspection train all 9 trains cleared this section in 2 hours.

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I like Mayor Chow, she literally speaks my language.

I like Mayor Chow, she literally speaks my language.

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Riding the tram from work today, a 契弟 in an Audi R8 got frustrated with Queens Rd C traffic and used the bus lane to swing into Des Voeux Rd C which has general thru traffic restrictions to prioritize buses & trams. R8 blasts thru but there is a cop and now has ticket.

Riding the tram from work today, a 契弟 in an Audi R8 got frustrated with Queens Rd C traffic and used the bus lane to swing into Des Voeux Rd C which has general thru traffic restrictions to prioritize buses & trams. R8 blasts thru but there is a cop and now has ticket.

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Wild to look at IShowSpeed, one of N America's top streamers, react live when taking China's high speed rail: getting hype (1st vid), in doubt but then mind exploded (2nd vid), and converted to want travel by rail (3rd vid). Also...

Wild to look at IShowSpeed, one of N America's top streamers, react live when taking China's high speed rail: getting hype (1st vid), in doubt but then mind exploded (2nd vid), and converted to want travel by rail (3rd vid). Also...

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458,376 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I was told elevated rail ruins neighbourhoods.

I was told elevated rail ruins neighbourhoods.

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184,532 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

You just hate us because you ain't us. Dongbei has no cities that are even close to matching the grandeur and dynamism of the Pearl River Delta.

You just hate us because you ain't us. Dongbei has no cities that are even close to matching the grandeur and dynamism of the Pearl River Delta.

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High Speed Rail is the Chinese zeitgeist.

High Speed Rail is the Chinese zeitgeist.

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My politics is whatever this is:

My politics is whatever this is:

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My politics is whatever this is:

My politics is whatever this is:

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