Paresthesia in the Tianfu Square to go empty, and did not think this is so Chengdu, smooth road. "Yesterday was" World No Car Day ", has stimulated Mid-Autumn Festival, the first tourists to see that Tianfu Square, bursts of emotion.
9 am yesterday, the Chengdu Tianfu Square in the vicinity of the traffic bureau and the city center area designated car-free zone starts, the required 4 hours of private cars to pass. Tianfu Square in the car less, walking, cycling many people, the streets seemed unusually quiet. People have said that a lot of quiet street, this street festival a good easy!
Car Free Day was no congestion
9 am yesterday, a reporter drove from Shun Cheng Avenue, passed the great cause of road, the new Guanghua Street, Hung Zhaobi Street, Shield Road, Dongcheng Gen Street, Sheep Street, West Yulong Street, car-free zone orbiting counterclockwise week, found that those who car-free zone connecting streets are set to sign a ban into almost every intersection has a traffic police or obligation to advise staff on duty. Car-free driving the local community can only be pulled out of the car and can not enter.
Unlike previous years, this year's Car Free Day falls on Mid-Autumn Festival, as it is not working, the Town Centre Area traffic more than half its former size. Press command center in Chengdu to see the traffic bureau, as of 13:00, Chengdu City of the phenomenon of road congestion does not occur.
Fully loaded bus taxi
Forbidden line in the area, buses and taxis have become the main means of transport, car-free zone yesterday after a bus and taxi passenger rate is very high. Moment a lot less as a vehicle, normally a steady stream of road is particularly broad.
Bus and taxi parking points yesterday, a car-free zone has become the most popular places. Tianfu Square bus station in almost every stop the bus at the site were filled with passengers. The site near a taxi from the parking point, members of the public waiting for the bus has not stopped.
However, car-free zone is also a little "embarrassing." Parkson Tianfu Square, the crossroads of the former Moore, a transportation supervisor complained of civilization, no car day because of fewer vehicles crossing the road, many people saw no car would stop, "Anyway, very safe," these people generally ideas. "His voice is hoarse shouting, just tired of ease of."
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Green traffic will be seriously
Tianfu Square yesterday held a volunteer bike, walk cum signature campaign, calling on people to "green transportation, low-carbon life."
Shijiao Wei Tu, deputy director of Chengdu Chile, told reporters in the development of urban transport systems, walking, cycling, public transport and other green transportation travel mode will be more and more attention. "Metro Green is a low-carbon modes of transport."
Professional "first line" monitoring of noise
Yesterday, the EPA monitors the people of Chengdu Renhe Spring Department Store, East entrance, vehicle noise data collected at the scene. Environmental protection departments will be followed by the formation of professional analysis reports for the effective control of urban noise pollution and provide scientific reference.
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Originated in France. September 22, 1998, 35 cities in France, people spontaneously abandoned car on this day. Subsequently, other European countries and North America, South America and Asia, many cities imitated. Currently, car-free day activities have become a worldwide environmental movement. In 2001, Chengdu became China's first in Asia to host the second Car Free Day activities in the city. Source: Sichuan Online - Tianfuzaobao
