Subway fare hike must consider users
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> - <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Plenary">Plenary</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Consultative">Consultative</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Liang">Liang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="travels">travels</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> 9 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.5), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="has">has</span> 456 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="peak">peak</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span>.</p>
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