Beijingisfacedwithanuphillbattletoimprovedeterioratingairqualityandalleviatetrafficjamscausedbythesurgeincaruse.Whatisthebestwaytodecreasethenumberofprivateautomobilesontheroad?Inmyopinion,developingsustainablepublictransportationstrategiesshouldbegiventoppriority.
Firstly,awell-managedandpunctualpublictransportationsystemmakescommutingandtravellingeasierandmoreconvenient.Onebigheadacheforprivatecardriversistheannoyingtrafficjams.However,someformsofpublictransport,suchassubway,magneticallylevitatedtrain4andlightrailtransitcanhelpcommutersandtravellersavoidtrafficjams,greatlyreducingtheirtimewastedontheroad.Furthermore,bytakingpublictransport,peoplewillnolongerbebotheredbylookingeverywhereforaparkingplace.Therefore,aservice-orientedanduser-focusedpublictransportationsystemwilldefinitelyattractmoreprivatecarowners,makingitpossibleforthecarownerstokeeptheircarsinthegarageandchoosepublictransport.Secondly,publictransportservesasaneconomicalternativetocars.TheChinesegovernmentwillprovideatotalofl.3billionyuantohelpBeijing'sbuscompaniesreducefarestoonlylyuanperride.Thehighoilpriceandautomaintenancecostdetercarownersfromdrivingtheircars.Sincepublictransportissocheap,thereshouldbenoeconomicreasontodriveacarinthecity.
