China's Green Travel Rapid Development New Energy Buses Over 340,000

September 22 is World Car Free Day. This year is the 13th time that Chinese cities have participated in Car Free Day. The Ministry of Transport has designated September 16-22 as the Bus Travel Publicity Week 2019, with the theme of "Bus Priority and Green Travel". We should guide people from all walks of life to establish the concept of green travel, promote the construction of urban green transportation facilities, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of urban traffic.

In fact, in most cities of China, the convenience of rail transit and conventional public transport has been greatly improved in the past decade. Recently, the launch ceremony of Green Travel Publicity Month and Bus Travel Publicity Week in 2019 was held in Tianjin. Liu Xiaoming, a member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, pointed out that there are 670,000 urban public buses in China, of which 340,000 are new energy buses, accounting for 51%, ranking first in the world. Liu Xiaoming said that since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, China's urban traffic development has taken on a new look. The strategy of giving priority to public transport development has been implemented in depth. The development of green travel has achieved remarkable results and promoted the formation of a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon lifestyle. New modes of transportation, such as network car appointment and sharing bicycle, are developing vigorously and normatively, providing China's experience for the whole world. Wuhan Metro mileage ranks fifth in the country September 17. The launching ceremony of "Green Travel Publicity Month and Bus Travel Publicity Week" in Wuhan in 2019 was held in the Citizens'Home. Xu Bin, director of Wuhan Transportation Bureau, told the Changjiang Business Daily that Wuhan has thoroughly implemented the priority development strategy of public transport, and has taken building a comprehensive travel system of "subway + bus + slow travel" as an important way to solve the urban traffic problems. It has continuously intensified its construction efforts and achieved remarkable results. In December 2018, it has won the national public transport. It is a privilege to build a model city for urban construction.

Xu Bin said that through various efforts, Wuhan's public transport has made great progress. Metro opens 2-3 lines every year. At present, 216 stations have reached 317.8 kilometers, ranking fifth in the country, with passenger traffic reaching 3.3 million passenger trips per day. Rail transit and urban public transport achieve seamless transfer. Shared bicycles have been scientifically regulated and reasonably put into operation, with 12,000 parking spots designated to effectively solve the "last kilometer" travel of citizens.

Changjiang Business Daily also learned from Wuhan Public Transport Group that according to the new national standards in 2019, Wuhan's new energy vehicles accounted for more than 30% of all vehicles, and the annual renewal of vehicles are new energy buses.

Urban public transport is moving towards environmental protection and intelligence

In fact, most cities in China have witnessed rapid development of public transport in the past decade. Whether rail transit or conventional public transport, the convenience of public transport in each city is greatly improved, and urban transport in China is moving towards environmental protection and intelligence.

At the Beijing International Urban Rail Transit Summit Forum in July 2019. Zhou Xiaoqin, executive vice president of China Urban Rail Transit Association, pointed out that China's urban rail transit has now entered a stage of high-level and stable development. The scale of more than 6000 kilometers under construction, the investment scale of 400-500 billion yuan / year and the scale of more than 800 kilometers / year will continue for some time. By the end of 2018, 35 cities in mainland China had opened urban rail transit, with an operating mileage of 5761 km. The average daily passenger volume of urban rail transit in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou has accounted for more than 50% of public transport.

On September 16, the launch ceremony of Green Travel Publicity Month and Bus Travel Publicity Week in 2019 was held in Tianjin. Liu Xiaoming, a member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport, pointed out that there are 670,000 urban public buses in China, of which 340,000 are new energy buses, accounting for 51%, ranking first in the world. The annual passenger traffic volume of urban public transport exceeds 90 billion, the average daily use of shared bicycles exceeds 40 million, and the green mode of travel serves nearly 300 million trips per day. New modes of transportation, such as network car appointment and sharing bicycle, are developing vigorously and normatively, providing China's experience for the whole world. On the same day, Shenzhen officially issued the first batch of "Shenzhen National Traffic Card" cards with the "Transport Union" sign, which can be used in more than 300 interconnected cities throughout the country and truly realize "one card in hand and across the country". According to the information previously released by the Ministry of Transport, as of June this year, 245 cities at or above prefecture level have issued "Transport Union" cards, which can be used in all public transport routes in their urban areas. Some cities can also be used in urban rail transit, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Dalian, Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuwu. Tin, Xiamen, Jinan, Qingdao and other cities.