1. SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT CHALLENGES:
Southern African Transport Conference
SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT CHALLENGES:
Emergence of Mobile Internet and Revolution of Urban Public Transport in China
Reporter: Wang, Pengzhi
Advisor: Prof. Pei, Jianzhong

2. VS 1. Background Travel Demand Far Beyond Road Capacity
Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic
jam near a toll station as people
return home at the end of a week-long
National day holiday, Beijing, China,
on Oct 6, 2015.
Source: Reuters
1. Background
Key challenge behind traffic jam :
Increasing
Travel
Demand
Limited
Infrastructure
Capacity VS
Y/Y Growth Rate (Data from MOT & MOHURD of PRC)
Private Car
Ownership
Travel Demand
Far Beyond
Road Capacity
Urban Road
Mileage

3. According to Dawn’s Law，
Overpass in Chongqing, China
1. Background
Traditional Solution
Build
Longer
Wider
Higher
Roads !
According to Dawn’s Law，
expanding traffic capacity may not help to relieve
traffic jams eventually.
New solutions are sought to manage travel demand！

4. That CHANGE Local-base service, evolved technology such as
2. Emergence of Mobile Internet
More and more
people use smartphones:
4G high-speed
Communication Network
Spread Internet
from PC on desk
to any place phone gets signals.
Source: Internet Trends Report 2017 by KPCB
That CHANGE
evolved technology such as
Mobile payment,
Local-base service,
Online to Offline method, …
which can
manage/reduce travel demand

5. 3. Mobile Payment & Intelligent logistic
SF Express uses first China drone license to deliver the goods
SOURCE: Financial Times
SOURCE: JD.com
With Mobile Payment
Customers can
shop anywhere
and anytime.
Plus Intelligent logistic
Customers in China
prefer online shopping than go-to-street shopping
Mobile Internet contributed major part on GMV increase
Source:
TRAVEL DEMAND
GETS MANAGED

6. 4. Summary and Perspectives
The emerging mobile internet technology
can largely manage/reduce travel demand to improve urban public transport
Spread the mobile internet revolution
to vast rural areas!
After the overhaul, high speed trains are ready for the first day of Spring Festival travel rush, Wuhan train yard, China, on 13 Jan, 2017.

7. With great thanks to: Wang, Pengzhi Student essay reporter
Southern Africa-China
Transportation
Cooperation Center
Wang, Pengzhi
Student essay reporter
Tel: (+86)