Beijing's Comprehensive Measures for Blocking Blockage Officially Released to Commemorate Public Opinion

Last night, the long-rumored comprehensive measures for the prevention of blockage in Beijing were formally announced. This plan will contain the "blocking" trend through the "build, control, limit" three aspects. "Construction" includes East Second Ring Road and West Second Ring Road, respectively, which will build a large-capacity tunnel from north to south; the district-level government will build a 400-kilometer micro-circulation system to open up the decapitated road. "Management" includes the increase of parking fees within the Third Ring Road. The "constraints" most concerned by the public include the single and double number driving of motor vehicles in the peak congested road sections, the regulation of the growth rate of individual passenger cars, and the optional congestion charging fees.

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Mitigation measures include six aspects

The comprehensive measures for alleviating traffic congestion mainly include six aspects: improving planning, dispelling the functions and population of the central city; accelerating the construction of road transportation infrastructure; increasing the priority in developing public transportation; improving the bicycle walking system and the conditions for parking and transferring; further strengthening Motor vehicle management; improve traffic management and transportation service levels.

Year-by-year plan for de-blocking

In the future, this Municipality will formulate a city-wide work plan to alleviate traffic jams in the coming years. It will include the work of alleviating traffic congestion into the tasks of city government and district and county governments’ key task inspections and performance appraisal, and make districts and counties that have made remarkable achievements in alleviating traffic jams. , units and individuals give recognition and rewards.

Will regulate personal car growth

In terms of strengthening motor vehicle management, during the “12th Five-Year Plan” period, Beijing’s party and government agencies at all levels and full-funded institutions will no longer increase the number of official vehicles, rationally control the annual growth rate of individual passenger cars, and curb excessive growth of passenger cars. .

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No mention of "increased 150,000 vehicles annually"

Why did Beijing introduce a congestion plan? Will it limit the total amount of motor vehicles?

Before that, there were rumors that Beijing had to limit the total number of motor vehicles each year, and this plan did not mention it. Liu Xiaoming, director of the Municipal Traffic Commission, said before: “The number of motor vehicles that are proposed to be limited every year is soliciting opinions and has not yet been finalized, but it is certain that more than 150,000 vehicles can be added each year.”

Liu Xiaoming, director of the Municipal Traffic Commission, said that due to the consideration of the traffic congestion situation in Beijing, do not say that adding 700,000 motor vehicles a year or adding 500,000 vehicles would be unbearable. It is necessary to formulate the specific number of motor vehicles to be controlled each year on the basis of fully considering the needs of citizens. What is certain is that the city's limit will be much larger than Shanghai's limit, and it should be able to basically meet the citizens' requirements for motorization.

The program did not mention the specific number of motor vehicles, but said that it would "suppress the growth rate of individual passenger cars."

As for why it is necessary to stop the blockage, Liu Xiaoming, director of the Municipal Traffic Commission, said: "Do not think that Beijing is a balloon that cannot be blown and traffic congestion must be resolved."

As we all know, the growth rate of motor vehicles in this city is too fast. In 1997, Beijing’s motor vehicles broke through the first one million; in August 2003, motor vehicles broke through 2 million; in late December, it reached 4 million, from 3 million to 4 million, and it took only 2 years and 7 years. month. This year, a net increase of 720,000 vehicles has been added. Under the background of the rapid increase in the total number of motor vehicles, traffic congestion in the city continues to increase, and the implementation of restrictions on the total number of motor vehicles is also an inevitable measure.

Xu Kangming, a 3E transportation system urban traffic consultant and winner of the Beijing Great Wall Friendship Awards, said that limiting motor vehicles is only a matter of time. Beijing's restrictions on motor vehicles are a little early and the price paid is less.

At present, the number of motor vehicles is expanding in an orderly manner. The increase in the number of motor vehicles, the occupancy of road resources, and the limitation of environmental capacity, and the need to ensure the daily travel of residents have reached a limit. For large cities like Beijing, under the premise that the total population exceeds 10 million and the number of motorized vehicles exceeds 4 million, in order to implement effective traffic demand management, the total amount and use of motor vehicles must be restricted at the same time.

After the Olympics, although Beijing used the largest restriction on the use of motor vehicles, which is one of the world's largest “one-day-a-week-a-week-a-car” campaign, it eventually led to an uncontrolled and rapid expansion of new motor vehicles due to the lack of restrictions on motor vehicles. The effect of restrictions on the use of motor vehicles. In order to slow the further deterioration of Beijing's transportation, the implementation of restrictions on the ownership and use of motor vehicles is a good strategy for the general trend, the reality, the will of the people, and the overall situation.

Zhang Wei, director of the Institute of Management of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the matching relationship between the number of roads and motor vehicles, as well as the sharp contradiction between the two, requires that the total amount of motor vehicles must be limited. Because the city’s road pattern has been formed, there is little scope for further increase in the total volume of roads. Modern transportation is developed on the original structure of the Imperial City, making the past road structure unable to adapt to the development of modern rapid traffic. In the situation where the road pattern cannot be adjusted on a large scale, controlling the number of vehicles becomes a more appropriate method.

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Beijing does not pass the auction license

Before there was rumors that auctions were required, why didn't the program mention it?

The person in charge of the Municipal Traffic Commission stated that Beijing will never control vehicles through auction licenses. Some experts believe that the implementation of restrictions on the total number of motor vehicles, license auction methods should not be used, because there is a principle of fairness. Once the license auction is implemented, it will infringe on the interests of the buyers and the purchasers will not be restricted. After the car-buyers insisted on using public transportation to contribute to the development of the city's traffic, they would have to pay extra when buying a car; the car-buyer had already occupied the road resources in advance and consumed non-renewable energy and enjoyed convenience. Unlimited. From this perspective, it would be unfair to adopt a license auction system. After all, Beijing has already acquired more than 4 million motor vehicles.

At the same time, during the auction of the license plate, the rich do not care about the "high price license." Such a policy restricts most ordinary people who have limited economic ability, and it also appears to be unfair.

The current use of motor vehicles is extremely unreasonable

What are the problems with the total number and use of motor vehicles in this city?

The number of motor vehicles in Beijing is increasing at an unprecedented rate. At present, the number of motor vehicles in Beijing has exceeded 4.7 million.

Due to the rapid growth of motor vehicles, the traffic congestion in the city is further aggravated. The average speed of the morning and evening peak road network is 24.2 kilometers per hour and 22 kilometers per hour. The average speed of the morning and evening peak road network decreased by 3.6% and 4.8% respectively compared with the same period of 2009.

Guo Jifu, director of the Beijing Traffic Development Research Center, concluded that there are “three highs and four lows” in the development of motor vehicles in Beijing. The so-called three-high, high growth, high intensity use, high-density aggregation; the corresponding four low is the low purchase threshold, low cost of use of cars, low awareness of green travel, low level of alternative services.

The average annual mileage of private cars in Beijing is 15,000 kilometers, of which 40% are short trips below 5 kilometers. Due to the lack of policies to encourage carpooling, the occupancy rate of Beijing cars is also low. The average annual mileage of Beijing cars is 15,000 kilometers, which is 1.5 times that of London and more than twice that of Tokyo. The high-intensity use of cars is one of the most critical issues facing Beijing's transportation.

Road Network can only bear 6.7 million vehicles

If the number and use of motor vehicles continues to grow, what problems may arise?

According to calculations by the Beijing Traffic Development Research Center, according to the existing conditions of use, even if all the urban road networks currently planned in Beijing are completed, the largest capacity of the road network can only assume 6.7 million motor vehicles.

Without very strong restrictions, the number of motor vehicles in Beijing in 2015 will reach 7 million vehicles. By that time, the average speed of motor vehicles in Beijing's urban areas will drop below 15 km. Almost all major arterial roads will be located in Beijing. Congestion and even serious congestion.

Environmental experts have stated that motor vehicle emissions have become one of the major sources of pollution in Beijing in recent years. If the number of motor vehicles in Beijing increases to 7 million, it will certainly increase the pressure on Beijing's air environment capacity.

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If the bus can be used exclusively for a special lane, or at least for a dedicated lane, to ensure the basic speed of the city, and thus automatically adjust the travel of social vehicles, can it not function better?

- Qin Chuzhi

Traffic in Beijing is not just a problem of traffic jams. Now it is only driving. Bus does not squeeze? Subway is not crowded? It is not a matter of many cars. After all, there are still many people.

- Take a single ride

Restricting the use of vehicles only harms the interests of ordinary people and achieves no traffic jam on the surface. What the government really should do is to improve public transport facilities. This is the fundamental way to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. - After 90's of the polar bear

I think that blocking governance, first of all law enforcement departments must be strict, and then the government departments and privileged departments to self-discipline!

- Cong rat