Urban Innovations and Best Practices: Urban Public Transport: Case Study of PPP in Beijing

Urban Innovations and Best Practices: Urban Public Transport: Case Study of PPP in Beijing

Asian Development Bank | November 2010

Abstract

Rising incomes and increasing urbanization tend to bring about increased demand for mobility, often in the form of personal mobility, such as cars, as well as increasing motorization. Coupled with reduced car ownership restrictions in the PRC, conditions are ripe for worsening congestion and traffic conditions as well as deteriorating air quality in urban areas. This is already happening in several large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Xiamen. Large investments in roads capacity and viable public transport systems, such as subway systems, as alternatives to car travel are clearly needed.

Citation

Asian Development Bank. 2010. Urban Innovations and Best Practices: Urban Public Transport: Case Study of PPP in Beijing. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2809. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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