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Deals with efforts of the government to improve the transportation system in Beijing, China. Increase in the proportion of motor vehicles on city streets; Percentage of investment in transportation sector that has been used to build and rebuild traffic infrastructures; Launching of the Beijing Traffic Development Program to deal with the traffic jam problem; Establishment of subway line 6 in Tongzhou District.

Reports on the traffic problem in China. Plans by the government to resolve the problem by 2008 when it hosts the 29th Olympic Games; Traffic engineering; Effects of the increasing number of automobiles on the street; Transportation infrastructure; Public transportation.

The article describes the traffic management plan developed by authorities in Shanghai, China to handle the 2010 World Expo crowds that will begin coming by May 1, 2010. Available through www.eastday.com, the plan provides information about the upgraded infrastructure in the city and 747 kilometers of high-speed roads, 38 new roads around the Expo site, and 32 traffic hubs for Expo visitors. The plan presents a municipal rail system, available transportation by rail, bus, boat, or taxi, ferry routs, traffic control area, and parking facilities.

The article talks about the a new subway line which is part of the local government's latest efforts to turn Beijing, China into a more livable city. With this ambitious goal in mind, local authorities have worked hand in hand to remove some of the basic obstacles by giving top priority to developing public transportation as a way of easing traffic congestion. The enterprising spirit of its citizens gives the city an extra edge to accomplish its mission of becoming a world-class metropolitan city.

The article presents a list of Olympic legislation requirements in 2006. These include management of the number of visitors to the city during the Olympic Games, rules related to free transportation services on railways, highways and city buses and regulations on traffic control and special traffic routes.