In recent years, bus companies in many places in China have suffered from outages, which has aroused widespread concern in the society. Nie Riming, a researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Finance and Law, revealed a staggering set of data in the Report on the Development of Passenger Transport in China's Cities: Although the number of vehicles has increased by 330,000 vehicles, but the number of bus trips fell by 1.6 billion. Since 2016, the average daily passenger traffic per vehicle in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country has shown a trend, without exception. What is the reason behind this phenomenon?What are the challenges and opportunities for the development of urban passenger transport in China?
1. What is the reason for the decline in bus passenger traffic?
1.Diversification of transportation modes: With the rapid development of China's economy, private cars, shared bicycles, online car-hailing and other transportation modes have emerged as the times require, meeting people's travel needs and forming a certain impact on the traditional public transportation system.
2.Urban planning and transportation facilities: In the process of planning and construction, some cities fail to fully consider the supporting construction of public transportation facilities, resulting in uneven distribution of bus routes, low operational efficiency, and difficulty in attracting passengers.
3.Changes in travel demand: With the acceleration of urbanization, people's life rhythm has accelerated, and travel needs have become more diversified. Compared with fixed-route and fixed-time buses, more flexible travel modes such as private cars and online car-hailing are more popular among young people.
4.Environmental pressure: In order to cope with air pollution and traffic congestion, China's first private cars and fuel vehicles are restricted and limited to encourage green travel. But to a certain extent, this has also caused some citizens to turn to public transportation.
Second, challenges and opportunities coexist, where is the road to the development of urban passenger transport in China?
1.Improve the quality of bus services: optimize bus routes, improve operational efficiency, and add intelligent elements to make bus travel more convenient and comfortable, and improve passenger experience.
2.Innovative bus operation mode: Explore diversified operation modes, such as customized buses, route adjustment, etc., to meet the travel needs of different groups.
3.Strengthen the construction of transport infrastructure: improve urban transport planning, increase investment in public transport facilities, and improve the coverage and attractiveness of the public transport system.
4.Promote transportation integration: realize the seamless connection between various modes of transportation, improve travel efficiency, and reduce the travel cost of citizens.
5.Strengthen policy guidance: increase the promotion of green travel modes and guide citizens to establish the concept of green travel.
The development of urban passenger transport in China is facing unprecedented challenges, but at the same time, it is also pregnant with huge opportunities. The development of urban passenger transport will move towards a greener, smarter and more efficient direction. In this process, public transport companies should actively respond to market changes and continuously improve their competitiveness to meet the growing travel needs of citizens. At the same time, all sectors of society should also work together to create a good environment for the development of urban passenger transport, so that more people can enjoy convenient and comfortable travel services.