Los Angeles and Beijing Share Ideas on Solving Traffic Problems
Claire Goldberg
Los Angeles and Beijing have recently exchanged technical expertise and joint research projects regarding traffic congestion in their respective cities. Beijing has been a car-oriented city for the past decade and a half and is eager to know how Los Angeles deals with its traffic. At the same time, Los Angeles wants to know more about the high-tech rail transit systems of Beijing. Los Angeles has recently been concentrating on high-capacity transit systems to aid its 10 million residents. In late 2012, the city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will implement a concept called Congestion Pricing, where drivers can pay a higher toll for a less congested commute home on new toll roads. On the other hand, Beijing reduces traffic by staggering work hours and monitoring traffic speed. China is about to start a 5-year transportation plan and is looking to learn from America’s transportation and development planning process, which entails an environmental review and public contribution before the approval of any project.
- High-capacity transit systems: Systems such as light rail, interurban heavy rail, dedicated bus ways
Additional readings:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/09/25/la-beijing-to-exchange-ideas-on-solving-traffic-tie-ups/
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