Friday, July 25, 2014

Seniors ride free in Shanghai, China

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13.4b yuan from sales | Shanghai Daily : "Some 3 billion yuan of this was used for the expansion and maintenance on the Metro. Another ...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Beijing - Transportation expert admits that fares are for rationing, not revenue

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chinanews|ecns|cns : "According to a China Youth Daily survey, 52.8 percent of the 2,282 respondents oppose any increase in public tra...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Sina Weibo users respond to fare-increase request-for-comments by calling for #freetransit

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#北京 公共交通 调价前征民意#  给出的选项都是涨，为什么不是降价或者 免费 ？第四个选项“我说了算么”。当民众选择投票给“我说了算么”的时候，这不是对政府信心的极大丧失吗？公交作为公众设施，就应该免费！ #北京 公共交通 调价#  为了减少雾霾，应该 免费 或设置免费日...
Saturday, July 5, 2014

Beijing polls public opinion on transit fare hikes

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People's Daily Online : "BEIJING - Beijing municipal authorities on Thursday launched public transportation reform, soliciting publ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Beijing bike-share - first hour is free

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GlobalPost : "After paying a refundable deposit of 200 yuan (32 U.S. dollars), Beijingers can borrow the bikes free of charge for the f...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Ulaanbaatar’s traffic chokes the economy

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UBPost News : "The issue is as important as it is endemic: congestion can reduce a city’s GDP by up to five percent according to the As...
Friday, June 6, 2014

China admits to failures over air quality

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usatoday : "BEIJING — A senior Chinese government official has admitted that most major Chinese cities fail national standards for good...