how many cars did they want to keep off the road during the Olympics?
one million
How were they going to achieve that?
Drivers who don't use their private cars could be given points
what were they encouraging people to use?
public transportation or ride bicycles
which olympics were these?
the 2008 Olympics
who advised Beijing?
Professor Nigel Wilson
where was he from?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
which department?
environmental engineering
where else is that method used?
foreign countries
during what time?
big events
Did they think cars should be banned?
no
what did they propose instead?
drivers who comply given points
what can they use points for?
goods from online shopping
what is the real cause of traffic problems?
high density of people in Beijing
Do most of them have cars?
yes
how many people live there?
15 million
how many of them have vehicles?
three million
what were they going to do with the railway?
expand it
what was it before expansion?
114-kilometer
what would they expand it to?
200 kilometers
when?
before the opening of the Olympic Games