The Dawning of a New Era: A look at China’s Transportation future.evolution
This article describes China’s transportation future, as the country’s residents rapidly migrate from rural areas in the country to rapidly growing cities. It focuses on mass transit, bus rapid transit (BRT), and rail. A short sidebar examines China’s boom in privately owned vehicles. The Chinese government plans to increase mass transit use to 60 percent in its largest cities—those over 10 million people; to 40 percent in medium-sized cities; and to 20 percent in cities with fewer than 1 million residents. The aim is also to reduce China’s ever-increasing carbon footprint. Urban centers are embracing BRT concepts and the government is promoting use of vehicles powered by non-petroleum fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, biofuels, and electricity. The author also describes the country’s expanding rail network and its use of Maglev technology.
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Authors:
- Dickson, Lisa
- Publication Date: 2010-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: pp 50-52, 54, 56
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Serial:
- Mass Transit
- Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0364-3484
- Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality management; Alternate fuels; Bus rapid transit; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Public transit; Rail transit
- Geographic Terms: China
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01328071
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 21 2011 8:43AM