Passengers get on a bus in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi is aiming forbroader coverage by its bus network, so that 80-90 percent of residents indowntown areas can catch a bus by 2030.
This is part of Plan No 201/KH-UBND, issued bythe municipal People’s Committee, on developing local public transport between2021 and 2030.
Infrastructure for public transport will bedeveloped under the plan, so as to ensure that by 2030, 80-90 percent ofresidents in downtown areas have a bus service within 500 metres of their home.
Hanoi will work to expand its public transportnetwork to populous places such as residential areas and industrial parks,outlying districts, and socio-economic development centres, while ensuring thenetwork’s connectivity with transport hubs and other transport modes.
Traffic will be managed in a way thatprioritises public transport, while science and technology application will be increasedin transport activities and communications will be enhanced to encourage peopleto use public transport.
Bus services currently meet 16.08 percent oftravel demand in Hanoi, which falls short of expectations. The capital does,however, boast the largest bus network in the country, with 122 routes reachingall 30 district-level localities./.
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