国内英语资讯:Chinese cities to receive World Bank grant to ease traffic jams
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 30-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allocate">allocate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 32.73 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span>, <span word="Ningbo">Ningbo</span>, <span word="Nanchang">Nanchang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Facility">Facility</span> (<span word="GEF">GEF</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="lender">lender</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="transit">transit</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="development">development</span> (<span word="TOD">TOD</span>), <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="integrates">integrates</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="compact">compact</span>, <span word="mixed">mixed</span>-<span word="use">use</span>, <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span>, <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fang">Fang</span> <span word="Wanli">Wanli</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TOD">TOD</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="type">type</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 57.35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="livable">livable</span>, <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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