Public opinion should be introduced in Guangzhou re-construction BRT

This reporter Han Honggang from Guangzhou Guangzhou's first BRT, after 5 years of controversy, won an international award.　　The second BRT construction is in intensive progress. January 25, Guangzhou by the implementation of Zhongshan Avenue BRT (Rapid transit) system, the United States Transportation Research Committee (TRB) annual conference awarded the "2011 Sustainable Transportation Award."　　This is the first time a Chinese city has been honored.　　Obviously, the award to the government related departments emboldened, but this did not let the doubters convinced.　　BRT, fast or slow?　　January 24 6 o'clock in the evening, the reporter in Zhongshan Avenue BRT Sports Center station of the random interview found that passengers to the BRT has a praise. Mr. Zhao lives along the BRT, from Tangxia to the Tianhe Junction to work. He said to reporters: "Indeed faster than before, and cheaper." "White collar Mr. Li described his psychological feelings to reporters:" No longer chasing the bus ran, take the BRT like by the subway, feeling more dignified than before. "But it's another taste for people outside the BRT," he said. Zhongshan Avenue BRT West Sports Center station East Shark station, length 22.9 kilometers. As BRT lanes stop at Shark station, many bus lines are rerouted here. Originally Nangang to Tianhe Bus has five lines, BRT opened after the reduction to two lines.　　And in the east of Summer garden, there are many large living quarters, many passengers have to transfer at Shark station, not only time-consuming and laborious, even slower than before. "There's only one BRT line that goes directly to the company, but it doesn't actually do it," he said. So, every day we have to transfer here. A lot of people like me are crowded on the platform.　　A citizen told reporters. In public opinion, the reporter also saw this contrast.　　At Jinan University's Public Opinion Research Center, the "People's Asian Games look forward" survey, Zhongshan Avenue BRT satisfaction ranked second, and according to NetEase Guangzhou Netizen (39656 votes) to the BRT evaluation vote, netizens are satisfied only accounted for 1.28%, very dissatisfied and dissatisfied with 77.43% and 12.63% respectively. In a Guangzhou by the Municipal Engineering Design Institute of the city of Guangzhou Zhongshan Road, the rapid Transit (BRT) test project Evaluation (hereinafter referred to as "BRT Assessment Report"), the reporter saw the formal assessment: "BRT opened since the peak hour bus average operating speed reached 22 km/h, More than 550,000 daily passenger traffic, accounting for the city's public transport volume of 1/10, is currently the largest BRT system in Asia ... According to the survey results, after the BRT opened, the evaluation results of all indexes are superior to those of previous years, respondents were satisfied with the evaluation of more than 50% ... BRT system operational effectiveness is obvious, the various booking indicators have been fully realized, to achieve the expected benefits and impact, belong to a completely successful project, the success of the project reached a level. "This kind of praise or play, Bao or derogatory dispute, call people noncommittal." Guangdong CPPCC, Professor Li Gongming of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, also expressed hisWorried, he told The Times weekly Reporter: "If the BRT has no positive effect, I can not agree, indeed there is an objective improvement." Then, if you follow this logic, it is easy to draw a second, third BRT can solve the congestion. But the problem is that I doubt that the first BRT was a model project, that many aspects gave way to it and sacrificed. In fact, the domestic research on BRT is not sufficient. An industry researcher pointed out: "The current domestic theory of BRT is limited only within the dedicated road, but rarely outside the special lane." Therefore, in the study of BRT theory, we should enlarge the overall structure of the road, that is, the social lane and environmental quality problems with the BRT lane, otherwise it will make BRT become too ' favored ' and form the one-sidedness of theoretical research. "However, in the BRT evaluation, there is a common-time than before, but become more crowded," commuting time, BRT crowded like sardines can be as scary. "The BRT Assessment report also pointed out that the peak period of capacity shortage is a problem to be solved:" After the BRT operation, the average number of passengers per bus, compared to the previous increase in the number of passenger numbers of 10%-35%, that is, the peak period in the compartment than in the past more crowded. "BRT: The road to the public compared to the Li Gongming of the specific implementation of BRT questions, Guangzhou social sciences researcher Peng on the BRT concept itself negative attitude." He told The Times weekly Reporter: "BRT occupy road resources of gold is very high, is not a good choice." Rail traffic is the mainstream.　　BRT is the abbreviation of bus Rapid Transit, commonly referred to as the "subway on the ground", the Curitiba from Brazil more than 40 years ago, with the idea of "giving the road to the people", it has been gradually popularized in the world, and the BRT system has been built in Los Angeles and New York. At present, the domestic and large cities congestion problem more and more serious, BRT has become a city to solve the congestion problem, the implementation of public transport priority strategy of one of the important measures. BEIJING, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Jinan and other cities have been built BRT, and according to industry estimates, in the next few years, BRT in the country has a tendency to bloom. In these cities, BRT has become a "work line", many commuters rely on it to work on the clock.　　However, another phenomenon is also emerging, "social vehicles in the driveway blocked into a long line, BRT lanes are empty without a car." "Road conditions are important factors to be considered in the opening of BRT." BRT needs special lanes, but at present our city adopts the way to convert the original lane into BRT Lane, but it needs to occupy about 30% of the road resources. If the BRT can not play its role effectively, its consequences are not only a waste of road resources, more likely to lead to more severe traffic conditions, "in 2009, the newly published" Public Transport to guide urban Development, "a book, China's Urban sustainableThe Joint Research Center and the Australian Center for Urban Transport Systems Research project pointed out. Therefore, compared to the construction of BRT, there are people like Peng to support the development of rail transit and the MTR. However, it seems to be a "wrong idea" for Professor Wang Yuanqing at the Chang BRT Research Center. Wang Yuanqing said to reporters: "To meet the needs of the road land is impossible." With a population of about 14 million, 2 million cars, and a car of 7 people per American standard, there will be 5-6 times the potential demand for growth. By repairing more subways and rails, China's big cities are still clogged. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the use of cars without restraint.　　"At present, there are three kinds of international restrictions on cars, the United States is planning parking spaces, Japan is parking high charges, Singapore, London is charging congestion charges." This kind of BRT's substitution function to the car, has already appeared in the Zhongshan Avenue BRT. BRT Assessment report pointed out: "Zhongshan Avenue BRT to the public travel behavior changes, attract the use of cars and taxis to reach 4.3%, about 34,000 people a day." According to the reporter understands, Xiamen, Changzhou, Hangzhou and other place BRT, also encounter with Guangzhou similar to be questioned experience. A BRT engineer once told the media: "From the experience of other cities such as Jinan, when the first BRT was built, most of the people were against it, and when the second BRT was built, most of the people were skeptical, and by the time the third BRT was completed, most of the people would slowly begin to accept it, and after the completion of the fourth BRT, The public will expect the BRT to get home soon. "Public opinion should not be absent" and the most important thing now is not to argue that the second must be unnecessary or where it should be built, but the first BRT before and after the completion of a basic operation, should give the public an account ", CPPCC Commissioner Li Gongming very insistent," in full to meet the public's right to know and participate in the right, To decide if there is a real reason to build a second article.　　As the First Bus rapid transit system in Guangzhou, Zhongshan Avenue BRT has been in operation since the beginning of 2004, and has been running for more than 5 years, and has been advancing in the public's doubts and doubts, and the government and the public are lack of necessary communication and understanding. Guangdong Provincial Government Supervisor Wang Zechu, who has long been concerned about the construction of BRT in Guangzhou, has some understanding of this phenomenon. He recalled to reporters that the Zhongshan Road BRT was controversial, a person in private explained to him: "We all have no bottom, the pressure is very big, so dry to say." "However, Wang Zechu against the main road to build BRT," I choose, the second BRT will be built in the suburbs to the urban area, taking into account the capacity problem, such as Guangzhou Avenue, Huangpu Avenue and other main roads, should build the subway. "Li Gongming that the BRT is definitely not a fast road so simple, involving the reconfiguration of public resources and urban planning, public participation is necessary, and now the second BRT, is the government to make up for the previous lack of opportunity." Li Gongming stressed: "Guangzhou isNo more BRT, not only is there a need for discussion, but it's just the right time--and I hope that, through fair and free discussion, it will make the public feel that their rights are respected regardless of the outcome, while also allowing policymakers to wash away the stigma of various ' prejudices ' on their faces. ”