CN-Guangzhou City Transport

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The Guangzhou City Center Transport Project improves access to the city center of Guangzhou by promoting the efficient use of the urban transport system in an environmentally sustainable way. There are six project components. Component 1, the Inner Ring Road (GIRR) (construction), acquires land and resettles project-affected people as an urban development program. Component 2, Traffic Management and Safety, develops a bus lane network; provides footpaths and sidewalks; segregates bicycle routes; provides technical assistance; uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve traffic management analysis and planning; installs and improves traffic signs and computerized signals; improves road safety by updating accident management computer software; monitors, manages, and integrates GIRR traffic control equipment; and invests in parking control management. Component 3 supports institutional reform of public transport, constructs a maintenance depot, provides equipment, and tests selected buses. Component 4, the Vehicle Emissions Control Program, introduces unleaded gasoline, inspects and maintains vehicles, improves the automated motor vehicle pollution monitoring system, and sets up the Vehicle Emission Research Center. Component 5 develops a road maintenance system. Component 6 strengthens institutional capacity for planning, administration, and management of public programs with training, research, and consultants.