Car Ban Shows Success In Beijing

City officials in Beijing have begun a four-day effort to limit the amount of cars filling the city's streets, and many are calling the effort a successful model to use during next year's Olympics.

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August 18, 2007, 7:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Officials hope to repeat the test next year during the Olympics to reduce traffic on the capital's jammed roads."

"They also hope to ease the notorious air pollution, which can reduce visibility to a few hundred metres."

"Officials expected the ban would cut vehicle emissions by 40%, although thick smog hung over Beijing on Friday."

"City residents, who are being forced to take public transport during the test period, generally appeared to support the pilot project."

FULL STORY: Beijing trials car reduction plan

Friday, August 17, 2007 in BBC

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