简介：A proposal to increase the subway fare in Beijing has commuters debating the merits of this move in a city choked with traffic and burgeoning public transport numbers. On June 19,2011, Beijing Times reported that the city’s transport authority was mulling over instituting a policy of price differences between rush hour and off-peak hours. The proposal is aimed atspreading the mass of subway commuters during rush hours,and it is hoped that increased fares will encourage people to take other forms of transport or change travel times.
简介：A proposal to increase the subway fare in Beijing has commuters debating the merits of this move in a city choked with traffic and burgeoning public transport numbers. On June 19,2011, Beijing Times reported that the city’s transport authority was mulling over instituting a policy of price differences between rush hour and off-peak hours. The proposal is aimed atspreading the mass of subway commuters during rush hours,and it is hoped that increased fares will encourage people to take other forms of transport or change travel times.