Fundamental Issues Affecting Urban Transportation Development in China
The stages and trend characteristics of urban development in China are closely related to the re-form progress of the socialist market economy system.Transformations in various aspects,including the economy,society,urban-rural development,legal system,administrative management,and fiscal and taxa-tion system at different stages have substantially impacted urban transportation development.Therefore,ex-ploring the development model of urban transportation in the new era must follow national policies and re-form measures.By examining the transformation process since the reform and opening-up in China,this paper summarizes the new periodical characteristics of China's current development.These characteristics include the shift of the principal society contradiction to the contradiction between people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development,the economic system reform with better inte-gration of an effective market and a proactive government,the legal system classifying urban transporta-tion issues as local affairs in terms of jurisdiction and property rights,and the urban development transition-ing to new stages of regionalization,digitalization,and low-carbon development.Based on these character-istics,it is essential to uphold the primary role of urban governments,promote reform in urban transporta-tion development,support the cultivation of modern metropolitan areas,and enhance urban sustainability and competitiveness to meet residents'needs.
urban transportationurbanizationcity clusterseconomic system reformadministrative sys-temfiscal and taxation systemlegal systemmega(super)cities
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