tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post7253671054975217280..comments2024-03-12T18:42:09.892+09:00Comments on POSITIVO ESPRESSO: Rainbow Bridge by Bicycle - to the Future Site of the 2020 Games?mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-80243446041851214932016-04-07T21:54:46.581+09:002016-04-07T21:54:46.581+09:00As I understand it, they will be using a lot of sh...As I understand it, they will be using a lot of shuttle buses for the Olympics, particularly for the venues out beyond Odaiba in Tokyo Bay.<br /><br />The new Yamanote line station at Sengakuji is an absolute winner for those of us who live in ….Sengakuji. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482618974196170350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-68513105788441546632016-04-05T09:06:51.253+09:002016-04-05T09:06:51.253+09:00Yes, it is an obvious failure of Japanese / Tokyo ...Yes, it is an obvious failure of Japanese / Tokyo area planning from the not too distant past. I guess if they had planned and built it 10 years later they would have do it differently. Still, I am amazed that Tokyo does manage to keep gradually improving its infrastructure, adding a train line here, a new station there. And at least it looks like the access from Tsukiji / Ginza area will improve somewhat, and the Olympic Village at least will be North of the Rainbow Bridge ... though many of the venues will be off the eastern ramp of the bridge. I added one diagram I could find several places online at the bottom of the post.David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-54146053993159225922016-04-05T00:04:26.799+09:002016-04-05T00:04:26.799+09:00And what a shame they had no sense when they built...And what a shame they had no sense when they built it, and the many other bridges with low railings. I worked near Shinagawa, and came from the Shinkiba side, but had to go through Ginza, Tsukiji and all that nonsense.Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-75587145262247688172016-04-04T18:14:19.107+09:002016-04-04T18:14:19.107+09:00Yes Karsten the current walkway is too narrow for ...Yes Karsten the current walkway is too narrow for large numbers of pedestrians even and you are right that the railing on the Odaiba approach is not high enough to protect a cyclist who swerves into it. Maybe a massive ferry fleet to get people back and forth during the olympics? Or everyone goes via tsukiji plus rinkai line? Yurikamome cannot haul large numbers ...David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-26783644480787726162016-04-04T13:15:33.063+09:002016-04-04T13:15:33.063+09:00I wouldn't put up any hopes for regular bicycl...I wouldn't put up any hopes for regular bicycle access in the future. There sidewalk is very narrow and has quite some corners with bad visibility, plus the hand rail on the Odaiba side is too low to stop a cyclist from falling over. Unless some serious remodeling is happening, I doubt anyone would want to assume the risk of accidents there.Karsten Patzwaldthttp://karsten.patzwaldt.orgnoreply@blogger.com