ABSTRACT
Purpose – The objective of this chapter is to draw the attention of policy
makers in the fields of urban planning and transport in China to the
importance of developing more balanced multi-modal transport systems
and the corresponding land-use patterns to support transport systems,
particularly walking and cycling in order to address the issues arising
from the dense, highly mixed land-use pattern in many Chinese cities.
This will help to reverse current planning practices which give car-oriented
development top priority and less consideration of walking and cycling.
Methodology – Statistical methods have been applied to analyse modal
split in some cities in Japan, Beijing and Shanghai using travel surveys,
plus analysis of the experience of policies in various cities around the
world, especially in terms of the relationship between the modal shares for
public transport and car. Door-to-door travel times have been analysed
for Shanghai to understand the potential of cycle or e-bicycle in a dense
urban environment.
Findings – The change in travel modal split in Beijing in recent years
suggests that simply encouraging public transport cannot control use of