China: Beijing Traffic Jams Only to Get Worse

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | September 29th, 2010 | Trackback

Beijing traffic jams became notorious in August when a 60-mile tie up lasted 10 days and reached the outskirts of the city, and traffic within Beijing has grown increasingly congested as the Chinese economy has hummed along. Now Beijing ranks along with Mexico City as having the world’s worst commute, and the situation isn’t likely to improve as the city is on a pace to add 600,000 vehicles to the road this year, a number equal to all of the vehicles currently on the streets of Hong Kong. Traffic in and around Beijing promises to be especially congested during the National Day holidays Oct. 1-7 as residents move around the city for celebrations or try to leave town.

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