One of the things I love about living in Vredehoek is that you’re never too far from a MyCiti bus stop, meaning the morning trundle doesn’t require much energy expenditure.

If you look at listings for rentals and Airbnbs you’ll see access to public transportation is often one of the first things mentioned, but you have to draw the line at how close you actually want your options to be.

Take for example Chongqing in China, where an apartment building has a train running slap bang through the middle of it.

Sounds ridiculous, but feast your eyes on this:

No thanks.

CNN with more:

Not only does the light rail passenger train pass through the 19-story residential building, it also has a transit stop there. So apartment residents can just go to the sixth through eighth floors to hitch a ride.

Chongqing, located in southeast China, is a sprawling metropolis packed with 49 million residents, so architects and city planners have gotten really creative in making transportation and residential projects coexist in China’s so-called “Mountain City.”

Here’s a little more footage to sink your teeth into:

I think I’ll take the morning stroll over the convenience, if you don’t mind.

[source:cnn]