Traffic Appraisal in Urban Areas Based on Sustainable Development

With the accelerated process of urbanization and a rising degree of urban mobility, urban traffic problems arouse more social concern. There is a consensus on giving priority to the development of public transport which is an important move to implement scientific concepts and construct a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. It is also an important aspect to build a harmonious society. Based on an analysis of existing problems in city traffic, the paper puts forward urban traffic principles and basic contents of sustainable development, and analyzes and discusses the urban traffic costs. Last it puts forward a proposal on the sustainable development of urban traffic from a people-centered concept.