Challenges in Green Transportation ; Chengdu

In the process of stimulating local economic development, Chengdu government is facing a series of problems to retard its plan. Among those, environment issue is the key one. Because the main cause of environment issue is the transportation problem, prior to developing a sustainable transportation system, finding out reasons of transport problem is the important step. 



Poor Transit network connection is one of the most important reason to cause transport problem. Reasonable transit network connection can 27 greatly reduce commute time. However, recently Chengdu hasn’t build up a good transit network connection. The number of bus stops is not enough; walking from home to nearest bus stops takes a lot of time (practical measured: 10 minutes is the maximum for people to stand). There are only two metro lines under operation so far, so majority of local residents still have to commute by bus or by private cars. The increasing number of private cars will put more and more pressure on environment.  

Uncleared Road use function is another bad impression for drivers. Mismanagement can be reduced or get rid of by useful methods applied by city planning. In the past, “regularly road amending” is the phenomenon of local government’s corruption. But now, Chinese central government has carried out a series of actions to anti corruption, “regularly road amending” is not going to happen any more, only the constructing transportation project causes inconvenient for road use. 

Near 10 million people commute to Chengdu central area every day, this requires a scientific transportation system to support. However, because of old narrow road and construction projects, urban central area congestion becomes daily normal phenomenon. Plus, poor transit network connection raises private cars use in central area. 

Private cars fast increasing compared with public transports developing slow down significantly causes a huge environmental problem. Until 2020, the number of private cars will be around 3.5 million; town center residents are going to be 7.5 million. Estimated total travelers are near 10 million/day, public transports should take 50% of the total travelers (rapid transits can take 5 million people/day, regular buses will take 5.4 million people/day). (Report 2010)

 Shortage of parking areas is also the urban problem. Because land is extremely expensive in town centre. Commercial buildings surrounded. It’s very hard to find parking areas in centre. Although there are some new 28 ground parking areas and parking buildings have been built, increasing private cars are blocking on the street. Shortage of parking areas is a severe problem in nowadays.


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Nurul Ihsan binti Ahmad Bakhari 

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