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JR Urbane Network

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JR Urbane Network

@JRUrbaneNetwork

Trains are like dragons: massive, majestic, mystical and capable of quickly taking you on an exotic adventure.

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Joined January 2022

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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
May 28
Early last year, I travelled to NW China thru Chengdu, Xi’an and Lanzhou but got so busy I did not post about my experiences after Lanzhou. You now get a longform post with lots of pics and video of my experience of Yinchuan's transportation infrastructure like it's BRT system
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Jan 3, 2023
You literally can just build this for the same price and not be stuck for an hour in a queue of Tesla firetraps underground.
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV
Jan 1, 2023
LA traffic is the worst. I can’t imagine how much of life is wasted in a car in LA. Can’t wait for @boringcompany @elonmusk to get rid of this problem. x.com/dibraadam/stat…
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Oct 8, 2024
Real "Place, Japan."
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Mar 26, 2024
Family member broke their phone in Nepal so when we arrived back in Hong Kong in the morning we took the metro to the world's largest electronics market, Huaqiangbei in Shenzhen, in hope of getting it fixed. Because if it's electronics, Huaqiangbei will have it. 🧵of my trip.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Mar 14, 2025
Tell me you are in South East Asia without telling me you are in South East Asia.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Jul 22, 2025
Nobody: Some random Chinese city the west has never heard of:
Sharing Travel
@TripInChina
Jul 22, 2025
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, is a third tier city.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Dec 22, 2023
North Americans do be microdosing walkable urbanism around this time of year.
Hayden
@the_transit_guy
Dec 17, 2023
Tourists flock to temporary Christmas Markets that mirror an urbanism that’s a novelty in North America
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
May 18, 2025
Banger headline.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Sep 18, 2024
Friend from Germany came to visit me in HK. He read news on how Shenzhen turned from a village to a global tech hub. I told him about Huaqiangbei electronics market, his eyes lit up "Can they upgrade my ipad with more storage?" "Of course." I said, a🧵of our adventures last week.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Nov 19, 2024
Which way, American man.
Christian Heiens 🏛
@ChristianHeiens
Nov 18, 2024
Replying to @ChristianHeiens
High-speed rail is ideal for a country like Japan because trains can travel from one side of the country to the other in a few hours. Using the same technology, it would take over 15 hours to travel from New York to LA. America's urban centers are simply too spread out for rail
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Oct 15, 2024
I'm pretty sure an electric train is cheaper, safer and more sustainable than whatever Tesla is pumping out these days.
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Tesla
@Tesla
Oct 11, 2024
Today's transportation sucks. It costs too much, isn't safe & isn't sustainable. Autonomy is your ride, not a car – but safer, faster & affordable
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Apr 7, 2024
Heading to Zhangjiajie W Railway Station a few days ago. I find a taxi and while driving the driver asks me when my train is. I tell him and he says: "oh you're early, can I change my taxi's battery? it's on the way, takes 10 mins?" I said sure... 🧵On my Chinese EV adventure.
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Oct 6, 2024
N Americans: "High speed railway viaducts ruin neighbourhoods." Japanese high speed railway viaduct:
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JR Urbane Network
@JRUrbaneNetwork
Jan 9, 2025
That is just called Shenzhen.
Paul Drano
@averageenjoye13
Jan 8, 2025
If the bay area had Chinese levels of urban density it would be both a great place to live and add a few trillion to the national GDP
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