Anonbal185

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[–] Anonbal185@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago

Dismissal was legal so end of. Just sore losers.

[–] Anonbal185@aussie.zone 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's half the answer I think the other half would be.

  1. Run at a decent frequency - minimum a train every 15 mins off-peak, every 10 if possible. Peak every 3-5 mins.

  2. Run expresses from first to last train, this is put to great effect in Sydney but prior infrastructure needs to be completed beforehand. E.g. main routes are minimum 4 tracks, some 6. Dedicated freight lines also help so they don't conflict with passenger services. What I like is that Cityrail isn't afraid to run an almost empty all stopper next to an almost empty express.

  3. New lines to be done with metro. They seem to be better than trains as they can run every 2 mins, compared to trains would be hard pressed to run every But the main point is that it is faster than even express trains, meaning you can have way more stops but still be competitive with time. Nothing tells me that I should drive than seeing trains fly past my station due to it being classified as a "small station"

  4. Suburban interchanges - not everyone wants to go to the city so it's important to provide interchanges in the suburbs. Sydney is terrible at this, for example there needs to be a Hurstville to Macquarie Park line. There is not so two of the most congested roads follow this path because there's no option but to drive.

  5. Station integration - connecting directly to places of interest like shopping centres. And over station developments. Density helps a lot too.

  6. Get rid of car centric suburbs - many stations depend on park and rides which decentives public transport use.

  7. Better integrated transport. For example trams, they have their use on street in the city where the stops are closer and it already duplicates a faster line, but once it is out it should be running on dedicated tracks so they don't need to stop at traffic lights. Similar to parts of L1 and soon Parramatta light rail in Sydney where it is completely segregated with other traffic.

[–] Anonbal185@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yes but that doesn't explain why they would need USD. For example I've only exchanged USD once and that was because I was going to a country where it was the legal tender.

I didn't exchange my life savings for it, 50,000 a year limit is high for someone who hasn't left China. I haven't even exchanged 10,000 in my lifetime let alone 50,000. I just keep it in AUD, USD is useless here.

So it points to me that they don't trust their currency which is what I'm getting at. A currency needs to be trusted by the countries people itself before it can be a threat to any of the established currencies.

[–] Anonbal185@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Meanwhile I know people in China who are very desperate to get their hands on USD, CAD, EUR, GBP etc.

Anedoctal evidence I know but I have a friend who has strained relations with his relatives in China because he refused to launder if you would call it that money. I think each person has a limit on the amount of money transferred.

I mean these people have never left China, why the hell do they need USD. Make what you wish but until the yuan becomes attractive to their own people other currencies are of no threat.

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