01-18-2016, 10:02 PM
(01-18-2016, 09:34 PM)Canard Wrote: Why should something be penalized because it happens to "look cool", BuildingScout?I didn't suggest it be penalized. It goes on a different direction: monorails sometimes are misplaced because of the coolness factor. They are used for decorative purposes rather than for mass transit.
Quote:Please cite an example of a monorail system which is being extended with conventional subway.
Mumbai.
Quote:Perhaps a better question for you would be: What alternative rail technology could Chongqing have chosen for their Metro? What other transit technology could handle the steep grades, tight corners, cut through buildings, all while having a minimal visual disruption? The fact is, no other rail technology other than Monorail could have satisfied these needs.That's exactly what I was aiming at. The Chongqing monorail is ideal not because is "cool looking", "futuristic" or "one rail instead of two". Is ideal because it suits the topography of Chongqing. Sadly most other monorails were not built because of solid reasons like these, but because they look cool, including the most famous of them all in Disney.