Blog Tag - traffic

Beijing Adapts Bus Lanes for Enhanced Traffic
Submitted on Aug 28, 2023
To boost traffic efficiency, Beijing is implementing new traffic optimization measures, reports WeChat account 平安北京 Píng'ān Běijīng. Changes have...
Talking Travel: The Wax And Wane of The Flights, More Pedestrians And Cyclists Friendly City Designs
Submitted on Oct 16, 2020
50 percent of Qingdao flights indefinitely grounded As is always the case during Golden Week, upwards of half a billion people crisscrossed the...
Avoid These Streets or Face Congestion Hell During the Two Sessions
Submitted on May 19, 2020
There are only a couple of days to go before this year's postponed Two Sessions finally kicks off, which means our time to enjoy travel around the...
DP Talking Travel: More Ofo
Submitted on Dec 10, 2019
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Ofo pulls more BS to avoid falling into the abyss once...
DP Talking Traffic: Roads Closed for Marathon, Beijing Limits Outside Commuters
Submitted on Nov 01, 2019
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Roads to close Sunday morning for the Beijing Marathon At...
DP More Road Closures Ahead of the Big Parade, Heavy Traffic Out of Beijing
Submitted on Sep 27, 2019
After weeks of the drills, the real thing is finally here! Unfortunately, you probably won’t be attending this year’s parade (although you can watch...
Throwback Thursday: Envisioning Life Before the Sharing Economy
Submitted on Mar 14, 2019
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 11-year-strong blog archives to glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear....
Gridlocked: Roads to Avoid During This Week's China-Africa Summit
Submitted on Sep 03, 2018
If you left the house this morning to go to work, it's likely that you got stuck at one or several junctions en route, making your average Monday...
3 Ways Didi's Big Data is Improving China's Traffic
Submitted on Aug 30, 2017
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. Didi, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, is looking for ways build up its big data and...
Beijing in Brief 3/4: More Foreign Students, A Billion In Spending = 1.8% Traffic Improvement
Submitted on Mar 04, 2017
Every time the sun sets on the Beijinger's editorial offices, we lament the fact that there's still so much we never got to that day. So we're...
No More Ticket Sales Through People along Lines 7, 8, 15, and Fangshan Line as of Nov 15
Submitted on Nov 09, 2016
Great news for those people who love a pocket full of 1 kuai coins spewed from subway ticket machines (and for those of you dreaming of an automated...
The Subway Battles, Round 2: Beijing, NYC, Paris, London, Tokyo
Submitted on Aug 22, 2016
We have been delving into investigations of metro systems around China in hopes of understanding how the Beijing Subway operates in comparison. Now,...
The Subway Battles, Round 1: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong
Submitted on Aug 15, 2016
The metro is pretty much essential for Beijingers to make their way through our congested city of 22 million. It’s the most efficient transportation...
China's Elusive Elevated Bus Accused of Being Not Only Phony, But Also Fraudulent
Submitted on Aug 10, 2016
The notion of a futuristic, high-tech bus that can miraculously reduce traffic congestion with its elevated, car-straddling design sounds like...
Walls Surrounding Beijing Universities Set to Be Torn Down; Heated Debate About Traffic Ensues
Submitted on Jul 28, 2016
Aside from opening young minds with lessons and text books, Beijing's top universities will also soon offer wide open spaces. The campuses of Renmin...