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Article: Commentary: "Smart" and "green" right direction for future urban public transport
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- June 13, 2009
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Commentary: "Smart" and "green" right direction for future urban
public transport
by Xinhua writer Liu Gang
VIENNA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The development of "smart" and
"green" urban public transport and the promotion of its market share
were the underlying messages from the 58th World Congress and
Mobility & City Transport Exhibition held in Vienna from June 7-11
by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).
In order to alleviate the ever-increasing traffic pressure in
almost all major world cities, roads have been expanded
continuously, resulting in the great consumption of limited natural