China Massive Traffic Jams

Too many drivers spoil Beijing's big traffic plan

Here is the plan unwrapped last week by Beijing's city fathers to tackle the city's suffocating traffic: 280,000 new parking spaces; 1,000 share-a-bike stations; 348 miles of new subway track; 125 miles of new downtown streets; 23 miles of tunnels; 9 new transportation hubs; 3 congestion zones; and 1 cure-all, "the use of modern technology." Never ...