Shandong Spring City Sustainable Urban Mobility Development
Country: People's Republic of China
City: Jinan
Key Stakeholders and PartnersJinan Municipal People’s Government; Finance Department of Shandong province, Development and Reform Committee of Shandong Province
Project Preparation Study PeriodJuly 2016 – May 2017
CDIA SupportUS$ 360,000
Expected Downstream Financing$422 million (Asian Development Bank)
Infrastructure sectorsUrban Transport
CDIA priority impact areasClimate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Environmental Improvement; Poverty Reduction
Key City Development Issues
As the city is a typical belt-shaped urban formation, the demand for long-distance travel boosted the rapid increase in private car usage. As the city has many natural springs in the central urban area, the metro system has not been an easy option. In recent years, Jinan City is considered one of the most heavily congested and polluted cities in the People’s Republic of China, according to national statistics of the air quality index and congestion index. Therefore, the city is in need of better public transport and travel demand management measures to increase its competitiveness and the quality of the urban environment and life for local citizens.
Details of Cooperation
CDIA supported the Asian Development Bank in the early stage of project preparation, which included activities such as 1) review and verification of the overall urban public transportation system to ensure the planned trolley bus system is well integrated into the whole system and with an efficient interchange with various transport modes; and verify the travel demand to ensure the proposed trolley bus system, routes, and stations, are well-planned. It also helped develop a city-wide trolley bus network that includes the renovation of the existing trolley bus network, system design, and operational plan, trolleybus-related IT systems plan, and trolleybus station design. CDIA also formulated the urban transport demand management measures including parking policy, traffic restraint measures, voluntary TDM measures, and other financial TDM measures.
Expected Development Outcomes
The proposed modern trolleybus network is a zero-emission transit system that will provide high-quality service for over 4 million people. It will bring tremendous positive impact to the public transport service quality and will also become a viable path to fighting against air pollution in Jinan and protecting the city’s distinctive ecological environment.
