New scheme to promote public transport in Wuhan
From 1 February, travellers in Wuhan have been able to pay for buses, ferries and light rail trains using an E-card, a keychain-shaped integrated circuit card. This new payment system introduced by the Wuhan government is designed to encourage more residents to use public transport.
The standard fare for a cardholder on ordinary buses will drop from Rmb0.9 to Rmb0.8, on double-decker buses from Rmb1.4 to Rmb1.3, and on air-conditioned buses from Rmb1.8 to Rmb1.6. For those passengers without an E-card, the standard bus fare remains unchanged.
Earlier, Wuhan renewed a bicycle rental plan in which the time limit for free bicycle rentals will drop from 4 to 2 hours, and those who fail to return their bicycles in time will face a penalty.
According to Zhu Jianhua, vice director of Wuhan’s Urban Management Bureau, free bicycle rentals to the public is more and more difficult because some people are reluctant to return bicycles on time, and the time limit reduction is aimed at enabling more people to travel on bicycles.
Source: Yangtze Business Services
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I wish the USA could be as effective in developing and promoting good mass transit in its cities. The whole world can learn from China’s 科学发展观 (scientific development).