Traffic may cost car owners
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="congested">congested</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Congestion">Congestion</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="Guohua">Guohua</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Jiaotong">Jiaotong</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="mega">mega</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>, <span word="levying">levying</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rational">rational</span>."</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levying">levying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 660 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>.</p>
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