公路救赎: 拥堵让中国人重拾自行车
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="communism">communism</span>, <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p>曾有几十年的时间，在实行社会主义制度的中国，拥有一部私家车是一个遥不可及的梦想。如今，数千万中国人已实现了这一梦想，结果却发现，每天早上醒来后都有交通拥堵和雾霾天气在等待着自己。</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> – <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirtiest">dirtiest</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>, <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>北京近来空气污染极为严重，引起了全世界的关注——然而，北京远非中国空气质量最差的城市。汽车业分析师表示，在交通拥堵和车位紧张程度、以及通勤时间方面，越来越多的内地城市已“跻身”世界前列。</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Zedong">Zedong</span>, <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ills">ills</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="planners">planners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pent">pent</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span>.</p><p>毛泽东时代的孩子在学校里学到的是，以上这些都是资本主义特有的问题，但当被压抑了半个世纪的首次购车需求集中释放时，中国城市规划者根本无力招架。</p>
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