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A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT MAKE YOUR CITIES WORK (OR NOT):
Tons of Albertan oil sands to make a barrel of oil: 2
STM’s (Montreal) average railcar age: 36
Capacity of TTC subways: 30,000/25,500
Number of delays on subway in 2009: >1000
Cost of subway in Canada: $300 million/km CAD
Cost of subway in China: $300 million/km CNY
Daily production: 60,000 irons
Yearly: 18,000,000 electric grills
TTC Transit Chime: “Do Do Dooo”
WMATA Transit Chime: “Ding Dun” “Ding Dun”
Taipei MRT Chime: Ambulance Noises
Tokyo Takadanobaba Station Chime: Astro Boy
Most popular magazine for NY subway riders: The New Yorker
Urban Planning Simulation: CityOne
NYC maximum capacity subway line: Lexington Avenue Express and Local
Busiest two-track heavy rail line in world: Hong Kong
Google streetview Antarctica: Penguins
Google streetview Norway: Pitchforked Divers
Google streetview Brazil: Body Bags
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