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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/asia/china-elevated-bus.html?_r=0
BEIJING — Could the solution to China’s urban gridlock be a flying bus?
A model for a giant, elevated bus was presented over the weekend at theBeijing International High-Tech Expo, though it was not the first time that what has been called a “straddling bus” had been proposed. The bus first made an appearance at the Beijing expo in 2010, but doubts about the project led to the cancellation of a trial run.
Six years later, Song Youzhou, the designer of the bus, says that prototypes are being constructed. In an interview this week, he said that five Chinese cities — Nanyang, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Zhoukou — have signed contracts with his TEB Technology Development Company for pilot projects that will involve the construction of hundreds of miles of tracks starting this year.
Another image here:
http://www.valuewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Transit-Elevated-Bus.jpg
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/asia/china-elevated-bus.html?_r=0
BEIJING — Could the solution to China’s urban gridlock be a flying bus?
A model for a giant, elevated bus was presented over the weekend at theBeijing International High-Tech Expo, though it was not the first time that what has been called a “straddling bus” had been proposed. The bus first made an appearance at the Beijing expo in 2010, but doubts about the project led to the cancellation of a trial run.
Six years later, Song Youzhou, the designer of the bus, says that prototypes are being constructed. In an interview this week, he said that five Chinese cities — Nanyang, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Zhoukou — have signed contracts with his TEB Technology Development Company for pilot projects that will involve the construction of hundreds of miles of tracks starting this year.
Another image here:
http://www.valuewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Transit-Elevated-Bus.jpg
