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the art of moving millions who all hate each other but need the same train.
means shared public systems—buses, trains, subways—that move city dwellers around without everyone needing a car.
from from omnibuses in 1820s paris to steam trains and electric streetcars in the 1800s, cities realized that letting everyone drive was a math problem, not a lifestyle.
tokyo throughputshinjuku station moves 3.6 million riders daily
moscow metrostations doubled as bomb shelters, built like palaces
first subwaylondon 1863, powered by steam, filled with smoke
induced demandmore roads don't reduce traffic, more transit can
for instance
tokyo metro — handles 8 million rides a day with near-zero delays
new york subway — runs 24/7, 472 stations, since 1904
bogota transmilenio — bus rapid transit that reinvented what buses can do, 2000
london underground — the world's oldest, still called the tube