Building a public transportation system in Hanoi: Between emergency and constraints
Building a public transportation system in Hanoi: Between emergency and constraints
Today, the urban landscape of Hanoi is marked by a massive increase of private vehicles. Cars and motorcycles are filling the streets and make the traffic conditions difficult. In order to reduce congestion, the Vietnamese government plans a Public Transportation System (PTS), which is composed of metro lines and dedicated bus lanes. This paper concludes that technology, i.e. modern means of transport, will be useful if the integration of public transport system into the urban planning is guaran