Yesterday 20 July, Beijing Municipal Committee introduces the traffic situation during the first half of this year, Beijing motor vehicles increased by over 345,000, more than the total amount of Shijiazhuang, the city’s motor vehicles. Meanwhile, the city public transport trips rose steadily, reached 39.3%, creating a new high.
Vehicles per month increased 57,500 units.
In the first half, the city with 57,500 vehicles per month at the rate of growth, six months increased 345,000 units, which has exceeded the total amount of Shijiazhuang City vehicles, which is the largest increment in history. Currently the city has reached 4.364 million motor vehicles. As of the end of June 2010, the city has reached 34.2% the proportion of car travel compared with the end of 2009 increased by 0.2%.
As the rapid growth of motor vehicles, city traffic jams exacerbated the extent, early and late peak road network an average speed of 24.2 kilometers per hour and 22 km per hour. Morning and evening peak road network and the average speed over the same period in 2009 decreased by 3.6% and 4.8%, but still higher than in 2007, “Infinite Line” during the morning peak (21.8km / h) and evening peak (18.7km / h) increased by 11% and 17.6%.
Experts Analysis as following:
Restrictions on family buy a second car.
China Academy of Urban Planning and Design director Zhao Jie thinks that the city’s development trend of motor vehicle growth in the number of big changes is difficult.
Earlier, some experts suggested that Beijing may follow the implementation of number plate auction in Shanghai, the total vehicle control. In response, Zhao Jie that links Shanghai to implement long-term volume in the acquisition of control, Beijing is focused on demand control measures such as the implementation in April of this year the key areas in parking price adjustment, the tail continued its limit line and so on, usually requires long-term concern of . Beijing to implement the short term license plate auction is not realistic.
In his view, can learn from foreign experience, such as payment of auto loans strictly limit the family to have a second car, the increase in fuel tax, parking fees, again significantly improve.
