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zephjc
on June 27, 2016
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For sure. As I understand it a lot of the build-out in Tokyo into what were more rural areas was done by the railroad lines - build a km or two, add a station and more developed land, repeat.
vincvinc
on June 27, 2016
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This. You cannot consider Tokyo as an example of (successful) urban planning without understanding the role of the railway companies.
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