Xi'an Sustainable Urban Transport Project

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The Xian Sustainable Urban Transport project's objective is to improve transport accessibility and mobility in the Xian municipality of China while protecting its cultural heritage and reducing the environmental impact of the urban transport system. The project is composed of six components. (1) The road network component will comprise Xian city improvements to the First, Second Ring, and Taibai Nan roads to increase their functionality as major traffic routes and upgrade the road network in Huxian. (2) The public transport component will integrate public transport priority traffic management measures on thirteen selected bus corridors. (3) The traffic management component will support an area traffic control system and road safety program to investigate and analyze accidents, and implement remedial measures. (4) The air quality management component will support the Xian's environmental Protection Bureau in developing and implementing comprehensive plans for air quality improvement and reduction of vehicle emissions. (5) The cultural heritage component will comprise construction of a network of bicycle routes linking the main tourist sites. (6) The institutional development component will support Xian's transport planning and policy making development.