Ministry of Transport: Giving priority to bus development is the most effective measure

Ministry of Transport spokesman He Jianzhong stated at the regular press conference on the 26th that from the perspective of international experience, giving priority to the development of public transport is the most effective measure to ease traffic congestion in the city. In adopting measures such as restricting movements and shaking hands, they should be more committed to the development of public transportation. Only when a city’s bus trip sharing rate reaches a certain level can these measures be more effective.

Not long ago, Guangzhou introduced a purchase order for private cars. This "sudden" move has caused quite a few people to worry about whether other big cities or even second-tier cities will follow up. As a transportation department with the function of “instructing urban passenger transportation”, what is the attitude towards the purchase restriction? These have caused extensive social attention.

“International metropolises such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo have large car ownership, and the share of urban public transport travel is generally above 50%, and even 70% at high levels. The average share of public transportation in major cities in China is only 20 percent. From this point of view, I think we should take some effective measures to prioritize the development of public transportation, said He Jianzhong.

He said that, first of all, from the national level, we must further strengthen the strategy of giving priority to the development of urban public transport. We will improve the infrastructure of urban public transport and increase the government's leading role in public transport fiscal investment, including the realization of priority for road rights, priority for land use guarantees, and support policies for taxes and fees.

Second, from the national level, we must pay close attention to the study and formulation of the Regulations on Urban Public Transport Management.

"The relevant state departments, including the Ministry of Transport, are increasing their efforts on the basis of the original, and provide legal protection for the development of urban public transport in general, especially in terms of financial capital investment, management and management models, service standards, and safety. , protect the regulations," he revealed.

In addition, we must speed up the construction of urban public transport standards and standards, and promote the development of standardized and institutionalized urban public transport. In the past two years, the transportation department has launched a trial of the “transit city”. In fact, it is trying to make some attempts in standardization and institutionalization.

"Implementing restrictions on vehicles, buying cars, auctioning for licenses, and auctioning of licenses for some cities, including the collection of road congestion charges, I think these measures essentially belong to the category of traffic demand management. It should be said that managing urban traffic congestion is a worldwide problem and a comprehensive one. The problem," said He Jianzhong.