Outlook of Urban Transportation Development in China

China is now in a developing process of urbanization and motorization, with a continuous agglomeration of population in metropolitan areas, a sharp increase of urban automobiles, an increasing growth of demand on land resources, and a slow development of transportation systems. Under the above constraints, the selection of a proper pattern for urban transportation development is not only necessary for supporting sustainable urban development, but also important for a correct decision in dealing with global climate change. Given the above situation, this paper proposes a series of policies and measures for sustainable urban transportation development such as establishing strategies of giving priority to urban public transportation development, building a transit-oriented comprehensive urban transportation system, promoting industrial reform of urban public transportation, enhancing the construction of urban transportation infrastructure facilities, and accelerating the implementation of Travel Demand Management (TDM) measures. The paper concludes with an outlook of China's urban transportation development regarding rail transit, ITS, bus, BRT, pedestrian and bicycling in the next 10 years, and points out that the sustainable urban development pattern determines the future of a city, and that the entire society should make a concerted effort to push forward the development of green transportation.