Keyword: "private vehicles"

Congestion is estimated to cost Hanoi about 1.2 billion USD each year and has driven logistics costs to nearly 17% of GDP, undermining productivity, environmental quality, and the city’s investment appeal, said a local official.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) recently issued a decision outlining plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector through 2030.

The rapid increase of private vehicles along with poor infrastructure has caused increasingly complicated traffic in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities plan to restrict the number of old vehicles that cause pollution.

The Jakarta authority has taken many measures to reduce the number of private vehicles and encouraged locals to use public transport means.

Singapore will hamper the growth of private vehicles from February 2018 due to land scarcity and billions of dollar worth of planned public transport investment.

Hanoi authorities are drawing up plans to set aside additional streets for pedestrians only to “lessen public dependency” on private vehicles, especially motorbikes.