Low-carbon transport campaign highlights subway system
- Source: Global Times
- [08:39 March 28 2011]
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Volunteers hand out flyers promoting low-carbon transportation to subway Line 8 passengers Sunday. Photo: Li Yanhui/GT
By Li Yanhui
To tackle Beijing's notorious traffic congestion, the China Communist Youth League Beijing Committee held a campaign on subway Line 8 to promote low-carbon transportation by recommending scenic spots along the capital's subway lines Sunday morning.
The committee launched its "3510 Action" campaign in January to encourage people to walk if the distance to travel is within three kilometers, bike if it is five kilometers or take public transportation if it is within 10 kilometers.
Several Beijing Subway Company employees handed out flyers and stickers at the south gate of Forest Park Station on subway Line 8. Participants from about 10 societies were on hand to encourage people to take the subway, while the youth league recommended 73 scenic spots along subway routes to passengers.
"We handed out about 2,000 flyers and 500 stickers this morning," subway employee Liu Ting told the Global Times, adding that their efforts were well-received.
"When it's possible to do so, we hope people can travel to scenic spots by subway to ease pressure on above-ground traffic," said Shi Zhu, the director of the subway company's youth league committee.
"Although the subways are under heavy traffic pressure as well, passengers can choose other times to travel to avoid rush hour," he added.
"Taking public transportation is how our members usually go to participate in activities, and now we can promote this concept to more residents," Deng Weidong, chairman of the Beijing Laobaixing Traditional Culture Society and a volunteer at Sunday's activity, told the Global Times.
However, the campaign lacked any identifying signs and did not appear to attract much attention, with most people glancing at the volunteers and continuing onward.
"All the flyers were handed out earlier, and we don't have enough volunteers to promote the campaign at this venue," said campaign organizer Xu Yun.
"I thought they were promoting traditional culture, as that society had more people there and a big flag," said a passenger surnamed Wang. "But green travel is a good idea," he added, after learning about the youth league's campaign.
