Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (JingJinJi) City Cluster Transport Integration Planning Study

In the process of rapid new industrialization and urbanization in recent years in China, with continuously extended urban size and perfection of transportation systems among cities in the process of regional economy and urbanization development in China, the megalopolis-centered development trend with rapid rise of City Clusters formed by some metropolises and middle-sized and small cities occurs gradually, which becomes a new pattern for urbanization development in China. As the bond of regional economic relation and an important carrier of space construction of City Cluster, transportation will greatly restrict function of overall efficiency of City Cluster, and greatly affect ecological environment, space structure and land form of City Cluster, and living quality of urban residents, without properly solving comprehensive transportation development issues of City Cluster systematically. Therefore, it is vital to establish a safe, unblocked, convenient and green comprehensive transportation system development pattern for healthy and sustainable development of City Cluster.

Transportation integration is the leading field of the Coordinated Development for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jingjinji) City Cluster, which is a major national strategy of china. At present, the Guideline of the Plan for Coordinated Development for the Jingjinji City Cluster and the Transportation Integration Planning for Jingjinji Coordinated Development have been released. Relevant cities of the Jingjinji City Cluster are accelerating the implementation of Jingjinji coordinated development strategy, and continually exploring new thought, path and pattern for regional transportation integration development.

In this overall background, GEF gives financial aid to China’s Ministry of Transport to carry out the “ecological comprehensive transportation development project of City Cluster”, and takes the “Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (JingJinJi) City Cluster Transport Integration Planning Study” as a pilot, which have very important guiding significance for further deepening and perfecting the Guideline for the Coordinated Development of the Jingjinji City Cluster, and promoting sustainable development of comprehensive transportation of Jingjinji City Cluster. Meanwhile, research achievement and successful experiences of this project will provide important reference for construction and development of City Cluster in China and other developing countries.

This project aims to study the key issues for the transportation integration of Jingjinji City Cluster under the guidance of the Guideline of the Plan for Coordinated Development for the Jingjinji City Cluster and the Transportation Integration Planning for Jingjinji Coordinated Development, totally covering the Terms of Reference. The study will improve the efficiency of passenger and freight transportation system, optimize the regional transportation mode, and guide the transportation to develop towards a greener direction. The study will strengthen on policy measures, so as to make the proposed plan be with operability, advancement and demonstration.

The methodology is as follows: First, summarize and analyze the status and problems of regional comprehensive transportation system and service in Jingjinji City Cluster, and review relevant documents; Second, transportation demand forecast and analysis of Jingjinji City Cluster; analysis on transportation development trend of Jingjinji City Cluster; After that, put forward a planning on passenger transport and freight transport of Jingjinji City Cluster, and to establish a comprehensive transportation system and planning effect evaluation of green and low carbon; at last, put forward suggestions of the integrated transport system and mechanism of Jingjinji City Cluster.