[sustran] Traffic in Shanghai

[Sujit Patwardhan]

1 November 2004


Dear Sustran Friends,
If anyone has information or data on the traffic scene in Shanghai (China), 
I will be grateful if you could send it to me (directly to my Email : 
<sujit at vsnl.com> if you feel the rest of the list may not be interested in 
the subject).
This is because there is a lot of confusion about the real situation in 
Shanghai. Many people on a short visit there say the facilities are 
wonderful, with scores of flyovers, wide roads and traffic flowing without 
congestion, and this is what we need to do in our cities.
We find this hard to believe because we feel such "infrastructure only" 
approach is what has brought the public transport situation to such a bad 
condition. In most Indian cities, auto vehicles are growing like cancer, 
air is full of auto effluents and accident are on the rise, natural and 
built environment, including heritage structures are under threat from the 
ever growing appetite of roads, parking spaces and vehicles.
We are therefore advocating the more sustainable option - of TDM, improved 
public transport and better facilities for the cyclists and pedestrians to 
meet the mobility needs of our cities without damaging the environment.
Will welcome your inputs.
Many thanks,
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Sujit Patwardhan




Sustainable Urban Transport
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