China Academy of Transportation Sciences

March 07, 2012

Dr. Jia wenzheng

1.1. Who we are? Who we are?

2.2. Work HighlightsWork Highlights

3.3. Research on Urban TransportResearch on Urban Transport

China Academy of Transportation Sciences

(CATS)

• Established in : 1960

• Supervisor ： Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Science and Technology

• Consisting of: total staff 588, including 451 professionals, 11 major research divisions

Major Research Divisions

Transportation Technical Consulting Center

Environment Protection and Safety Research Center

China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Center

Logistics Research and Development Center

Standards and Measurement Research Center

Transport Economics and Financing Institute

Road Structure and Material Development Center

Transport Development Research Center

Transport Information Center

Information Research Center

Information Technology Center

CATS

CATS

• International Cooperation

European CommissionsResearch and Innovative Technology AdministrationWorld BankAsian Development Bank American Public Transportation AssociationVolvo Research and Educational FoundationsUS Energy Foundations VREF: UC Berkeley, GAMUTCIVITAS Global DialogueGerman Aerospace Institute Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, USAUC DavisLand Transport Academy of SingaporeSeoul Human Resource Center SEI…

Change on March, 2008, from MOC to MOT

A think tank to provide policy decision making and technical support to the central, MOT and local city level

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Urban Transport ResearchUrban Transport Research

Urban Transport ResearchUrban Transport Research

Strong expertise of young, energetic researchteam, specialized in urban transport and policy studies

A national urban transport information system & simulation lab

National public Transport standards

Policy &

planning

A credible science-based policy

research

An international information

resource center

A platform for international

research exchange & communications

A policy think tank

urban public transport planning modelurban public transport planning model

Preparation for the Construction of Urban Public Transport Standardization CommitteePreparation for the Construction of Urban

Public Transport Standardization Committee

public transport dispatching system （ including taxi ）

public transport dispatching system （ including taxi ）

Guideline for transport institutional reform in Chinese central cities

Guideline for transport institutional reform in Chinese central cities

Draft the public transport regulation Draft the public transport regulation

Outline of urban passenger transport planning for the Twelfth-Five year plan

Outline of urban passenger transport planning for the Twelfth-Five year plan

TDM measures for Beijing Olympic Games” and result evaluation

TDM measures for Beijing Olympic Games” and result evaluation

Public transport investment and subsidy policy

Public transport investment and subsidy policy

Urban transport database constructionAnd public transport efficiency evaluation

Urban transport database constructionAnd public transport efficiency evaluation

Comprehensive transport planning in major cities （ including BRT) such as Xi’an

& Taiyuan

Comprehensive transport planning in major cities （ including BRT) such as Xi’an

& Taiyuan

Urban Transport ResearchUrban Transport Research

National Policy guideline for promoting urban public National Policy guideline for promoting urban public transport priority development in China is issued in 2011transport priority development in China is issued in 2011

Public Transport Regulation to be issued in 2012

• Supporting the draft on Public Transport Regulation led by

Road Transport Management Dept. of MOT.

Beijing

Zhengzhou

Shanghai

Performance evaluation

of public transport

Comparative analysis amongcities

Application

Ministry Level :Ministry Level :China Urban Transport Database

Operation

Infrastructure

Finance

Safety & emergency

Policy makingDecision support

Energy consumption

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New York

Hongkong

Tokyo

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CityLevel

China Urban Transport Database (CUTD)China Urban Transport Database (CUTD)

Promoting the pilot program of The National Transit Metropolis

• Initiating action plan of the national transit metropolis, 30 pilot cities by 2015.

• Field surveys in typical candidate cities such as Harbin, Chengdu

• Monitoring the process by developing the tools of China Urban Transport Database (CUTD)

National Transit MetropolisNational Transit Metropolis

•About 40 billion RMB from Central Government in the past two year

•Data collection.

•The experience of NTD?

•About 40 billion RMB from Central Government in the past two year

•Data collection.

•The experience of NTD?

Gas Consumption SubsidyGas Consumption Subsidy

•Preparation for establishing The National Committee for Urban Passenger Transport Standards (NCUPTS) , supervised by the State Commission for National Standards and MOT.

•Established expert committee, 50 members from bus enterprises, rail operation enterprises, taxi enterprises, urban transport research institutes, and transport authorities.

• Draft five year working plan of Urban Passenger Transport Standardization, particularly in safety and service quality of public transport, bus energy efficiency

•Preparation for establishing The National Committee for Urban Passenger Transport Standards (NCUPTS) , supervised by the State Commission for National Standards and MOT.

•Established expert committee, 50 members from bus enterprises, rail operation enterprises, taxi enterprises, urban transport research institutes, and transport authorities.

• Draft five year working plan of Urban Passenger Transport Standardization, particularly in safety and service quality of public transport, bus energy efficiency

Urban Passenger Transport StandardizationUrban Passenger Transport Standardization

Beijing, 337 km

Shanghai, 441 km

Guangzhou, 236 km

Tianjin

Shenzhen

Nanjing

Chongqing

Wuhan

Changchun

Dalian

Chengdu

Shenyang

Xian

Beijing, 337 km

Shanghai, 441 km

Guangzhou, 236 km

Tianjin

Shenzhen

Nanjing

Chongqing

Wuhan

Changchun

Dalian

Chengdu

Shenyang

Xian

Rail Transit

Ridership in 2010： 5.57 billionRidership in 2010： 5.57 billion

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mileage： 1452 kilometers

Metro 1197 kilometers

Light rail 167 kilometers

Magnetic 29 kilometers

Monorail 19 kilometers

Tram 40 kilometers

（ by the end of 2010）

82. 44%

1. 31% 2. 75%

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11. 50%

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It is a great challenge to develop a safer and

efficient urban rail networks in Chinese cities

It is a great challenge to develop a safer and

efficient urban rail networks in Chinese cities

High daily RidershipHigh daily Ridership

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Safety and Safety and security issuessecurity issues

Safety Audits?

Safety Assessment?

Safety Audits?

Safety Assessment?

Financial Financial sustainabilitysustainability

All money are from Local Government All money are from Local Government

1.52 billon operating subsidy in 2009 in

Beijing

the capital cost is about 600 million RMB

per kilometer, about $59 million per mile

Thank you for your Thank you for your attention!attention!