Overcome The Green Transportation Challenge ; Chengdu

A sustainable transport system is strongly connecting with local residents, environment, and natural wildlife, various transportations (manufactures and gas, oil suppliers), government development mission. Satisfying all of these stakeholders is not easy. First of all, government’s planning on developing a sustainable transport system is the key. The planning is not only an image that shows a beautiful picture to all may concern, but also an applicable blueprint to explain how it can be achieved. Therefore, a strategy is required to address steps of developing a sustainable transport system. Chengdu government do have a strategy to expand their ambition, but it more focus on the influence on economy, pays less attention on environmental protection. The recommended strategy of developing a sustainable transport system in Chengdu concerns the balance between local residents and the local environment.

       Air 

As mentioned before, until 2020, the number of private cars in 34 Chengdu will be around 3.5 million. In order to improve urban air quality, city planners can promote to the use of cleaner vehicles, fuel technologies and non-fuel cars. Encouraging the use of public transports, such as metro and buses, by adding market incentives is also another method to reduce emissions.


    Water

Chemical particulars and heavy metal are those pollutants very harmful for people and very easy adding to water. Especially when a city is planning establishing an underground transport system, ground water should be comprehensively protected, because ground water is the main source of drink water. There are some recommendation for water protection such as use water efficiently through high efficiency fixtures, elimination of leaks and others. Secondly, construction in off-peak time can help reduce pollution. Thirdly, using energy saving equipments and high-tech to save water use. Lastly, build up water storage for water re-use (especially for running water), separate construction-used water and drink water.

Surroundings of the road area

There were some accidents happened due to the lack of protecting-net, city planners should pay more attentions on protecting landscape. Here are some recommendations for them to protect local landscape: 
  • Build fencings to separate traffic and construction, ensure traffic security. Landscape bollards also can be used to stop vehicles moving into the construction area. 
  • Install night- lights in construction area to guide traffic and to reduce construction pollution 
  • Select native or regional plants to make the local landscape unique and sustainable. Because native or regional plants are used to local climate conditions, which also have a strong relationship with local wildlife. To make a city transport sustainably, first make inhabits locally. 
  • Protect existing nature environment. Try not to change the steam corridors and meadows. 
  • Reduce the use of powerful equipment on trees and plants. Beautifying cities by putting lights on trees or plants is a waste of energy and also is the very bad way to grow plants.

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