1. China's got us beat on total tonnage and on tonne-km; Canada, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, and Switzerland have all got us beat on mode share. 2. I think it might have more to do with the general absence of railways for people to ride even if they wanted tohttps://twitter.com/TheBigYogurt/status/1002596804821733377 …
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Japan's freight rail network plays a minor role in the country, so it's not much use to compare to--but Switzerland sends more of their freight by train than WE do, AND they have the best passenger rail in Europe (if not the world). Freight and passenger rail needn't conflict!
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Certainly it's true that our cities aren't walkable *in general,* but plenty of them (especially here in Massachusetts) have walkable parts--Northampton, where I live, has a charming town center full of shops, eateries, and bars, all fitting in less space than a large mall.
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My office in Springfield, in turn, is in parking lot hell, but despite the surroundings it's very close (<5min walk) to the Springfield train station. Is it lack of walkability that stops me from taking the train to work? No, it's bc the ONLY train service is once-a-day Amtrak!
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I was just in Phoenix and Scottsdale and I was quite thankful for the automobile.
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Indeed! But again: even if you *wanted* to, there simply aren't any trains you can take to get around that metropolis (aside from the one tiny streetcar line in the downtown)
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