http://www.tripplannermag.com/index.php/2010/07/transit-is-in-the-business-of-moving-people-not-relieving-congestion/ the art and science of transit Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tripplannermag.com/index.php/2010/07/transit-is-in-the-business-of-moving-people-not-relieving-congestion/#comment-398 Seminole Sue Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:06:22 +0000 http://www.tripplannermag.com/?p=252#comment-398 Having lived in Tokyo for 2 years, I have to agree with this. I don't think I ever saw that place not congested, no matter what time it was. Even on rural roads--even the highways! -- congestion was king! But, as you attest, on the train, I could always be assured of relaxing time to catch up on reading or badly needed sleep (luckily, I can sleep standing up b/c even the inside of the trains are congested). Also, as you say, if there is a place people want to be, people will be there, and that is what makes congestion. Having lived in Tokyo for 2 years, I have to agree with this. I don’t think I ever saw that place not congested, no matter what time it was. Even on rural roads–even the highways! — congestion was king! But, as you attest, on the train, I could always be assured of relaxing time to catch up on reading or badly needed sleep (luckily, I can sleep standing up b/c even the inside of the trains are congested). Also, as you say, if there is a place people want to be, people will be there, and that is what makes congestion.

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