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Unprecedented urban expansion in many major Chinese cities has resulted in transport load exceeding their carrying capacity. Modernity pursuits have edged out pre-reform street users (cyclists and pedestrians), replaced by fast increasing vehicular traffic. Noise nuisance, discharge of pollutants and other adverse effects have run against the interests of eco-infrastructure and sustainable development essential to quality living of urban residents. This chapter selects Guiyang city to examine the feasibility of its sustainable transport system based on three issues: economic, ecological and social equity. Guiyang municipality has begun to use green energy for its public bus and light rail system, and develop a “slow-moving transport” – cycling. With great hope in promoting green urbanism, Guiyang’s karst hilly terrains conditions are however a dilemma and challenge to sustainable transport prescribed in its Masterplan (2009–2020) in consideration of the cost, feasibility and effective use of land space.
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Wong, TC. (2015). Achieving Sustainable Transport in Guiyang, China: Dilemma and Hope. In: Wong, TC., Han, S., Zhang, H. (eds) Population Mobility, Urban Planning and Management in China. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15257-8_12
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