• LangdonAlger [any]
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    4 years ago

    I can't imagine sharing walls with a monorail is fun. Then again, my backyard was active railroad tracks for a few years so 🤷‍♂️

    • btr2mrw [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I wouldn't wanna be in the apartment directly under it. But I don't think a properly designed monorail would necessarily be disruptively loud, as long as they accelerate/de-accelerate at a proper distance from the station. The station announcements and door chimes would probably drive you crazy though!

      • GorillaGloo [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        But I don’t think a properly designed monorail would necessarily be disruptively loud

        They glide as softly as a cloud.

      • Owl [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Probably makes more sense in a mixed use building. Commercial under monorail under residential.

        Assuming that the noise mostly travels downwards, which sounds plausible but I'd definitely want to check.

  • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    On one hand looks like a super dope place to live. On the other - I bet the noice and vibrations are quite uncomfortable

  • UranicTomcat [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I think I read once that they're pretty sought after apartments among people who work in the city because they can get to the train much faster and spend less time walking/commuting to train stations

      • RNAi [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        c/transitandurbandesign is too long? c/transitandurbanshit ? c/numtotery ?

          • RNAi [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            yes, you are a smart person:

            Here are my post about it

            https://hexbear.net/post/1315

            https://hexbear.net/post/6163

  • TheOldRazzleDazzle [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Chongqing is like the Chinese city equivalent of San Francisco (incredibly hilly) combined with Pittsburgh (start of the Yangtze river) combined with New Orleans Cajun creole cuisine (famously spicy food that combines Sichuanese with other influences coming up the river). Totally work a weekend trip from Chengdu if you are ever in the area.

    • Sushi_Desires
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      4 years ago

      Holy shit the new orleans thing makes it seem like it would blow out my anus

      • TheOldRazzleDazzle [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        The Chongqing cliche is "hot weather, hot food, hot women." If you are sensitive to spicy food then you definitely want to make sure to get the hot pot ying-yang style (one half of it is spicy, the other half is mild broth)

      • GottaJiBooUrns [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Oh 100%. This building is just an interesting case where the city wanted to build a highway, the land owners wanted to build a building, and a unique compromise was reached.

        Although speaking of subways though, that's an area that Japan excels in. May I introduce you to the absolutely gorgeous Tokyo subway system map?