Shanghai is going through a transformation. It’s not unlike the kind of makeover Beijing went through in the year leading up to the Olympics. But it appears Shanghai wants to ‘one up’ the capital – the city is reportedly spending way more than Beijing did with massive construction and city beautification projects going ahead full [...]
This report from Xinhua says that Beijing’s Monday morning rush was just as traffic-jammed as any other day, despite new rules kicking in today that should result in 20 % less vehicles on the road.
Car curbing in Beijing is slated to last a year, until April 2010.
The “new” rules are a water-downed version of Olympic car controls. Previously, [...]
Suzanne Ma is a journalist in New York City. She is a multimedia reporter and producer for DNAinfo.
She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for 2009-2011.
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