In order to combat automobile pollution, the city of Taiyuan in Shanxi has announced that it will control the number of automobiles on its streets within 1.1 million vehicles. This is the first time the city has announced such a restriction on automobiles.
According to statistics, there are already over one million vehicles on Taiyuan’s streets. The city has announced initiatives to get rid of unsafe and excessively old vehicles. The city will build on existing regulations to limit pollution and traffic congestion. In addition to legislation targeted at vehicles, the city is looking at urban planning methods to restructure its city center in order to relieve serious congestion on specific roads.
