Japan Does Suburbs Right! 🇯🇵

#urbanism #Japan #tokyo #transit

[lachlan_bakewell]

I've been to Japan a few times. They do things very well.

[YanAbaus]

It'd be quicker to say ONLY NORTH AMERICA DOES SUBURBS WRONG 😅

[Grafite]

There’s probalby like 10-12 American cities that are walkable lol; overseas most cities have suburbs that have metro lines and bike lanes

[Humza_.]

Everywhere does suburbs right except America. New York City is an exception.

[Saucisse_Praxis]

More like English american colonies doing everything wrong with urbanism, and in general.

[old.not.too.grumpy.]

That is the rest of the world foes then outside of North America.

[kmo]

Maybe in Tokyo but this dude has never been outside of that area

[TheGunGuyCody]

Yes look at the size of there country compared to ours 😂 I hate when people compare the U.S. to other countries.

[hangzhou]

The point is in US or Australia, people rely on cars on daily basis, but in Asian countries, due to huge population, people are encouraged to commute via public transportation.

[DxsPro]

problem is that such a design allows for cities with massive population.. so could allow for more environmental destruction

[wclark]

I think you're really playing loose with what a suburb is. Satellite cities are towns that have an urban form aren't suburbs in any meaningful sense. And within cities, the old streetcar suburbs much more urban and mixed use in form. Building such forms new requires regulation and oversight and many governments and developers don't much care for that, so it requires political will. It also requires a commitment to transit that makes it possible to move easily between nodes.