Every Transit System That WORKS Explained in 9 Minutes
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Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wondered why your city's public transport just doesn't work? Or why some cities move millions of people seamlessly while others grind to a halt? These aren't accidents. In this video, as a real urban planner, I'm explaining every public transport system that ACTUALLY works, from London's historic Underground to the futuristic cable cars of France. These are the proven systems that save you time, money, and transform the cities they serve.
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Heavy Rail: The powerhouse of transit, moving millions daily in cities like Tokyo and London, completely separate from street traffic.
Very well researched report. Highly informative and straight to the point.
Bus Rapid Transit: The genius of a train on the budget of a bus, using dedicated lanes to fly past gridlock.
Light Rail: The neighborhood transformer, weaving through city centers to boost local economies and create walkable districts.
Smart Cards: The simple tech that revolutionized transit by making payments and transfers seamless and invisible.
Cable Cars: The elegant solution for impossible terrain, going over hills and water where nothing else can.
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Commuter Rail: The regional connector, turning separate towns into a single economic powerhouse.
High-Speed Rail: The ultimate airline competitor, connecting cities hundreds of miles apart faster and more conveniently than flying.
Idiot not even listening switzerland๐ Nr1 in europe in trains
Ferry Systems: The timeless solution that uses natural waterways as permanent, cost-effective transit corridors.
Which of these systems would you love to see in your city? Let me know in the comments below!
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monorail bros... its over
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I am glad you covered commuter and transit ferry boats. They are not practical for most cities but cities like Vancouver and Halifax really rely on them
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So buses that half to 1 miles is not considered transit system.
They are poplar including Japan.
In US, bus is not considered transit.
People have to drive to any of your so call transit.
just like others, people who cannot drive will be ignored.
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I miss the waterbus. Itโs not a ferry, a ferry goes between two points, mostly on opposite embankments/quays. A waterbus has a route on a river, canal, along a coastline or on a lake and has several stops, just like a bus on the road.
00:00 Heavy Rail
01:23 Bus Rapid Transit
Smart
02:48 Light Rail
03:53 Smart Cards
@urbanplannerexplained you said Lyon incorrectly.
04:53 Cable Cars
05:57 Commuter Rail
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06:46 High-Speed Rail
07:54 Ferry Systems
The Flexibility of BRT is also it's biggest flaw.
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Bro completely forgot Hong Kong when they have the best public transport system in the world
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BRT is trash
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La Paz, Bolivia cable car system is definitely worth not only a mention but a separate video.
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As someone from BC, im glsd you didnt mention our ferry system ๐
It goes through some gorgeous scenery, but it is a dumpster fire.
There is one thing you forgot: Funiculars
@kak3333From a high level
How would you determine user ridership per mode?
I'd be interested in hearing your take on Indianapolis' investment (timid in my opinion, but a somewhat bold step for a city over-dependent on automobiles) on bus rapid system efforts.
@pacldawsonIMHO Commuter rail = urban sprawl
@johnwoods9380Some issues not discussed:
BRT may be cheap to build but expensive to operate and maintain. The lower capacity means more employees per passenger. Importantly buses are heavy, with the weight distributed to the ground in a limited number of points. As this is some form of tarmac, not steel rail the wear on the surface is greater. Unlike with trucks across a broad highway system where the wear is well distributed the constant repetition along a BRT route leads to a quickly grooved surface needing constant refurbishment.
HSR certainly is optimal by time as a city to city connection for something < 1000 km. However, a steep rise in their ticket cost combined with the proliferation of no-frills budget airlines has canceled that out in many corridors. Ironically, if you have good city center - airport rail conections at both the origin & destination then the demand for HSR drops. This has happened in Germany, Japan, and Italy.
You really have to look up the pronunciation of names you're talking about. At least get closer if you want to be taken seriously.
Yamanote: Yama no tay
Nantes: Nont
Medellin: Medeyeen
Shinkansen: Shin kan sehn. Doesn't rhyme with Hanson. Japanese has suuuuper regular pronunciation.
4:23 Now here In India you can pay via Smart Apps than Smart cards
@Craigslist9905Light rail sucks when at grade. Too many vehicles crashing into it. Elevated is costlier but safer.
@B_y1nWell said about cable cars. San francisco cable cars are tourism and useless. Nyc has an actual real cable car on Roosevelt Island, and many south American cities have cable cars that are used as real transportation
@RickJuniorOWhere is monorail?
@PhuongPhuong-xt8jgAs a rural American, I was prepared to trash this as typical transit socialism tripe, but I'll credit you with doing a good job of explaining it well. I still know that what works in Europe, Japan, China, etc. won't work in most of America because we lack the population density that it takes to support it, and American politicians lack the balls to prevent such transit as we have from devolving into crime ridden hellholes. Kudos to you, though, for making the vital point that is often forgotten in America: People won't ride it if they have to structure their lives around its schedule, instead of having frequent departures, but that requires seats mostly full of people. Take that, Amtrak, with many of your stupid trains running three times per week!
@MikeV8652So the most of the issue with mass transit is caused by cars
@chase-2-2Love your videos but disappointed that u didn't include Mumbai local trains in the commuter rail section
Mumbai local is the Life line of millions daily and also transports more passengers than the population of entire countries daily
During rush hour trains move with a frequency of 90SECONDS
ALSO IT SPANS ACROSS 500 something km
Pls I think we deserved a mention
Also it has been operating since 1864-70
Note for Sydney, a 5.2 million city, 15 million ridership is very small, if you compare to heavy rail which gets over 300 million ridership and buses which do around 230 million. The ferries play a very secondary role compared to rail and bus even for areas near water - yet they are loved by citizens and not just tourists, for the beauty and experience of the journey.
@mornnbChicago has the water taxi along the river, when my wife and I were there it was great really convenient cheap and fun
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@ElenaChetrusca-b7f@4:53. I would mention Mi Teleferio in Bolivia is the largest public transport cable car system in the world.
@achelp9544:32 Think Prague deserves to be mentioned because of they're Lรญtaฤka card you can use it with a prepaid coupon for Trams, City & Suburban buses, Trolleybuses, Metro, Cable car and even Ferry.
@JJZP-CZIn the Netherlands we have a OV-Chipkaart which works throuhgout the whole country and you can tap in and out in every mode of transit and with every operator. It is very convenient
@klijn22As a Filipino, I wish our city has these kinds of public transport.๐ข๐ข
@zacharieh9Just to prove how cable cars can take you anywhere they are THE system used on ski resorts, where you need to carry people on the top of mountains quickly and reliably.
Also did you know that the Italian railway company with their Frecciarossa high-speed trains caused the national airline to go bankrupt?
6:40 Thats the U-Bahn
@P_Gamer249Octopus is the world's first smart card ever.
@lottery248There is also the mobile homeless person napping station. Which is most of these.
@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985america: lets center our entire society on the least efficient mode of transport as possible to the exclusion of all else!
@adamtschupp9825I don't own a car and comparing a train to a bus is silly, I use both.
The bus is very uncomfortable, you feel all the potholes, you risk a skull injury everytime it brakes, it's also very hot during the summer. I'm in Switzerland the roads are nice btw.
You need to make a video on the local railway in mumbai
@asdasd-yn6kdVery very cool video, thank you! What makes the Suica card even better is that it's actually not limited to Tokyo, you can use it all over japan for commuter rail and metro :D (At the very least in Osaka, where I lived)
@janstaerkle1838Where is monorail, trolleybus, people movers and guided busses, and my man horse carts?
@purplemarsmotionpicturesI live in the desert southwest region of the U.S, and have traveled throughout the rest of the country, as well as to quite a few cities across all the continents (excluding Antarctica, of course) and sadly, as well as inexcusably, the United States is decades behind when it comes to public transportation and pedestrian/cycling options and infrastructure.
* Train systems are a so-not-funny joke, with zero high-speed trains, and very limited commuter trains and/or light rail available.
* City buses offer, at best, a spotty and/or shoddy service that is known to be unreliable, as well as to have limited hours and/or waiting times of at least an hour during weekends...and that is if a city even has any bus service at all.
* Cycling infrastructure is, likewise, very limited in many, many cities...so getting around on two wheels can be extremely dangerous.
* And, barring a few places like NYC, Boston, Portland (and not many more, really) the needs of pedestrians are completely ignored. Walking, in most places is - at best - an unpleasant, treacherous experience...that, at worst, can be lethal.
* Plus, there's the weird and, frankly, ugly perception of public transport as being for "the poor," because the U.S has an entrenched Caste system (they're just total hypocrites about it) that not only devalues people based on their socio-economic "status", but also refuses to acknowledge the needs of anyone else who does not/cannot/chooses not to drive a car.
The saddest part is that many people here would actually use public modes of transportation, if it was done comprehensibly.