Can you even remember the last time we built anything cool ?

[godai]

41. Oedo underground loop line in Tokyo.

Considering underground projects, this is an entirely new (2001) subway loop line. Major US infrastructure projects are few and far between. But, we do have 11 aircraft carriers and 3 new ones on the way...

The new underground line loops around the metropolitan area, linking previously unconnected old-fashioned residential enclaves, like the upscale Azabu Juban and the blue-collar Tsukishima, with Shinjuku, where municipal offices fill the skyscrapers.

The Oedo Line's 37 stops include Aoyama Itchome (a district known for chic boutiques), Tsukiji Shijou (with the world's largest wholesale fish market), Hongou San-chome (the University of Tokyo), and Ryougoku (the sumo wrestling stadium and the Edo-Tokyo Museum).

Every station has escalators and elevators, even diaper-changing facilities and child-size toilets in the restrooms. Most stations have wheelchair access and ticket vending machines that include Japanese Braille.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/11/travel/travel-advisory-12th-tokyo-subway-line-loops-around-city.html



http://www.odakyu.jp/english/traffic/shinjuku/ohedo/