[sustran] Chengdu China looking at caps on cars

Eric Britton eric.britton at ecoplan.org
Fri Apr 9 17:43:53 JST 2010


Chengdu China looking at caps on cars
 
 - Jane Voodikon reports from Chengdu
"You can't not notice the horrid traffic in Chengdu. But it seemed
authorities had turned a blind eye to the situation, hoping that the
construction of pedestrian overpasses and the opening of the subway later
this year would resolve the problem. In the meantime, traffic is only
getting more backed up. Late last month, it was announced that the Chengdu
government is drawing up plans to address the situation by placing limits on
the number of new license plates it issues.".

Not only that, but the public will be involved. A policy hearing is
scheduled for April 28. The hearing is meant to take into account input from
city residents, representatives of impacted industries, and representatives
from people of "all walks of life." Once the announcement was made, major
media outlets encouraged citizens to give their input on the issue. On March
26, the China Daily published this article (in Chinese; we have translated
the majority of the text below): 


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