北京將建首條自行車專用道 全程6.3公里

Beijing plans to build its first special bicycle lane connecting a crowded residential area with a business center to solve traffic congestion in the area, it was announced last Monday.

北京市上週一宣佈，該市計劃修建首條連接人口稠密住宅區與商業中心的自行車專用車道，以解決該地區交通擁堵的問題。

Unlike other bike lanes in Beijing, which are often crowded with cars, this one will be exclusively for cyclists.

與北京市內其他通常擠滿了機動車的自行車道不同的是，該車道將專供騎行者使用。

The 6.3 km lane will connect the Huilongguan residential community in Changping district with the Shangdi of Haidian district, where many companies are located, said Rong Jun, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.

北京市交通委發言人榮軍稱，這條自行車專用道長6.3公里，將連接位於昌平區回龍觀的住宅區和坐落着許多企業的海淀區上地。

About 370,000 people live in Huilongguan, with up to 20 percent working in Zhongguancun. More than 16 percent work in Shangdi.

大約有37萬人現在居住在回龍觀，其中有高達20%的人在中關村工作，有超過16%的人在上地工作。

It takes just 20 to 30 minutes to commute between the locations by bicycle, while it can take more than an hour by car because of heavy traffic.

由於交通擁堵，開車在這兩地間通勤會花1個多小時，而騎自行車卻僅需20-30分鐘。

"In the future, the lane will extend to Zhongguancun Software Park where many IT companies are located," he said.

榮軍表示：“今後，該車道還將延伸至許多信息技術企業落戶的中關村軟件園區。”