▲ 365 ▼ German trains on a typical Wednesday in 2026 (files.mastodon.social) submitted 3 weeks ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://mastodon.social/@onlmaps/117144257296926858
[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 8 points 3 weeks ago (8 children) yeah but also permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children) That's like 30% of the problem. Russia has trains everywhere. The rest is just that Henry Ford set up his factories along the border, and we've leaned hard into car-centric development ever since. (Well, actually, we might be turning a corner now, but it's slow) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) i wouldn't say all over russia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Airfried@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago Yeah only where >95% of people live. And if we can't get AT LEAST 100% why even try, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) If you look at the road system in Canada, it's the same pattern, basically. There's a few dirt "highways" that stretch into the northwest, and absolutely nothing connecting the northeast. All the agriculture and so all the sizeable cities are in the south. Actually, Russia has a lot more going on up there. As you can see the Russian homeland stretches pretty continuously up, and even in the colonial areas further east, they have mid-sized arctic city Norilsk (that disconnected bit of red). The best we can do is Yellowknife at 10,000. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Hi, yes, unrelated question, but if I upgrade to Canada+ what are some of the benefits? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago Less advertisements, and the opportunity to upgrade further to one of our many confusing premium packages. Duh. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Everyone lives on the bottom line though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 10 hours ago not even that, it's more like the quebec-windsor corridor and friends.. Between The Corridor and The Praries there's like 2 populated areas, and even around vancouver the population density plunges down a cliff the second you leave the metro area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children) That's like 30% of the problem. Russia has trains everywhere. The rest is just that Henry Ford set up his factories along the border, and we've leaned hard into car-centric development ever since. (Well, actually, we might be turning a corner now, but it's slow) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) i wouldn't say all over russia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Airfried@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago Yeah only where >95% of people live. And if we can't get AT LEAST 100% why even try, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) If you look at the road system in Canada, it's the same pattern, basically. There's a few dirt "highways" that stretch into the northwest, and absolutely nothing connecting the northeast. All the agriculture and so all the sizeable cities are in the south. Actually, Russia has a lot more going on up there. As you can see the Russian homeland stretches pretty continuously up, and even in the colonial areas further east, they have mid-sized arctic city Norilsk (that disconnected bit of red). The best we can do is Yellowknife at 10,000. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Hi, yes, unrelated question, but if I upgrade to Canada+ what are some of the benefits? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago Less advertisements, and the opportunity to upgrade further to one of our many confusing premium packages. Duh. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) i wouldn't say all over russia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Airfried@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago Yeah only where >95% of people live. And if we can't get AT LEAST 100% why even try, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) If you look at the road system in Canada, it's the same pattern, basically. There's a few dirt "highways" that stretch into the northwest, and absolutely nothing connecting the northeast. All the agriculture and so all the sizeable cities are in the south. Actually, Russia has a lot more going on up there. As you can see the Russian homeland stretches pretty continuously up, and even in the colonial areas further east, they have mid-sized arctic city Norilsk (that disconnected bit of red). The best we can do is Yellowknife at 10,000. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Airfried@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago Yeah only where >95% of people live. And if we can't get AT LEAST 100% why even try, right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) If you look at the road system in Canada, it's the same pattern, basically. There's a few dirt "highways" that stretch into the northwest, and absolutely nothing connecting the northeast. All the agriculture and so all the sizeable cities are in the south. Actually, Russia has a lot more going on up there. As you can see the Russian homeland stretches pretty continuously up, and even in the colonial areas further east, they have mid-sized arctic city Norilsk (that disconnected bit of red). The best we can do is Yellowknife at 10,000. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Hi, yes, unrelated question, but if I upgrade to Canada+ what are some of the benefits? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago Less advertisements, and the opportunity to upgrade further to one of our many confusing premium packages. Duh. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago Less advertisements, and the opportunity to upgrade further to one of our many confusing premium packages. Duh. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Everyone lives on the bottom line though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 10 hours ago not even that, it's more like the quebec-windsor corridor and friends.. Between The Corridor and The Praries there's like 2 populated areas, and even around vancouver the population density plunges down a cliff the second you leave the metro area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 10 hours ago not even that, it's more like the quebec-windsor corridor and friends.. Between The Corridor and The Praries there's like 2 populated areas, and even around vancouver the population density plunges down a cliff the second you leave the metro area. permalink fedilink source parent
