Posts Tagged ‘metro’
Beijing to Add Maglev’s to Metro Network
Monday, July 27, 2009 4:04 2 CommentsWhen visiting Beijing several weeks ago, I was clear that the traffic issues that were began shortly after the SARS epidemic were out of control. What ws once a half hour drive, was now an hour. 3rd ring road was a parking lot… connected to another parking lot.. and the only way to get around […]
Shanghai Metro Meltdown
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 19:31 Comments Off on Shanghai Metro MeltdownMoving Shanghai’s daily commuters is no easy task, and as I have pointed out on a number of occasion, the metro system here is one of the most reliable there is… and becoming one of the most comprehensive. But on my way to my first meeting this morning, I was greeted by what appeared to […]
CCTV 9 Program: Beijing’s Public Transportation
Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:59 Comments Off on CCTV 9 Program: Beijing’s Public TransportationA huge fan of China’s plans to install metro lines across more then 30 cities, I was happy to stumble across this clip covering BEijing’s plans for its public transport network. Overacting aside, it was really good to see that some of the plans I was hearing about while living there were now in service, […]