The International Association of Public Transportation (UITP), which is also exhibiting at the Expo, is promoting the economic and environmental benefits of public transport and better urban planning.
"Public transport will play a more important role in the future," says Kay Yang, project specialist of the UITP's Asia-Pacific office.
The UITP has issued recommendations to its 300 members worldwide, including the Beijing Municipal government, and the public transport companies in Beijing and Shanghai, to double the percentage of people who travel on public transport by 2025, Yang says.
The UITP says this can be achieved by secure funding and investment, changes in services and business cultures, integrated transport polices and carrot-and-stick tactics.
"Public transport will always be an efficient way to protect the enviroment and reduce the burden of urban transportation, no matter how multilayer transport networks or new energy vehicles develop."
