Beijing's traffic nightmare

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With the rapid increasing of automobiles, Beijing's roads are like an enormous parking lot at rush hour. Traffic problems have become a serious headache for residents and the municipal government.  How to deal with Beijing's traffic congestions?

 Reasons for traffic jams

What are the reasons for the notorious traffic situation in Beijing?

With people's needs for transport facilities increasing substantially over the past few years, the road network in Beijing is far from rational. [More]

 

 Government measures

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the government have taken serious of measures to reduce traffic congestion and achieved great improvements.
Beijing adopts staggered working hours
Beijing to allocate special fund for traffic relief
Beijing ups parking fees to ease downtown traffic
Car ban to continue in Beijing
Restriction on car use extended in Beijing
Beijing to introduce maglev trains to ease traffic jams
Capital to stick with traffic restrictions to beat gridlock
Beijing moves to curb car growth
Traffic center to help Beijingers avoid jams
A stab at traffic jams
Beijing to set new vehicle restriction rules
Beijing drivers to get refunds
Beijing starts two-month-long control of vehicle use

Plan promises great Beijing, great games

 People's reactions

Beijing's traffic nightmare
80% of urban Chinese say traffic jam haunts their cities
Beijing home buyers weigh affordability, commute
Beijing's car restrictions drive people mad
Beijing car ban causes subway chaos
Commuting by Subway Far from Convenient
Traffic Jam Top Concern of Beijingers
Life in fast lane drives road rage
Beijing Ponders Solutions to Traffic Jams

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