Blog Tag - Transport

No Didi No Problem, Use a Share-bike Instead!
Yesterday afternoon, it was announced that taxis and other cars for hire including Didi would not be allowed to take fares from within or going from...
Mandarin Monday: How to Navigate Didi (and Your Driver)
Hailing a ride in Beijing in 2019 is easier than ever, with numerous platforms at your fingertips waiting to whisk you away across the city with...
Requirement for All Scooter Riders to Wear Helmets as of Jun 1 Deemed Fake News
For the past several days, China's scooter owners have been navigating a world of misinformation following news that all riders will be required to...
Nature's Steel: How (and Why) to Make a Bamboo Bike in Beijing
In many ways, Beijing is my dream city. I’d always wanted to live somewhere that young and the old alike flooded the streets on their bicycles,...
What You Need to Know Before Buying an E-Bike in Beijing
It's often said that scooters are the most convenient means of transport in the capital, especially if you live a little further afield. China also...
R Get Ready For More Road and Subway This Weekend
Drivers and bikers alike, take heed: if you're planning on using your car or electric scooter in Beijing this weekend, prepare for some serious...
Talking Travel: Beijing Named Among Top 10 Tourist Cities, Shanghai Disneyland to Allow Outside Food
Talking Travel: Your roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Beijing ranked among top cities for tourism From '80s hits to anime...
Hohhot to Trot: New Bullet Train to Cut Beijing-Inner Mongolia Travel to Three Hours
With the opening of Beijing's new airport and its myriad new routes just on the horizon, it seems like it's not just far-flung cities that will soon...
Throwback Thursday: Envisioning Life Before the Sharing Economy
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 11-year-strong blog archives to glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear....
Bye Bye Mobike, Hello... Meituan Bike?
Chinese bike-rental company Mobike will rebrand as Meituan Bike as it abandons its standalone app to be included in internet giant Meituan’s ...
Trending in Beijing: Day Tickets for Subway, Good Samaritans, and Lama Temple Queues
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...
China’s Ride-Hailing Resurgence Is Just Another Step Into the Future of Mobility
China’s ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing earned the title of “Uber Slayer” in 2016. By selling its China business to its rival, Uber confirmed that...
1,000-Kilometer-Long 7th Ring Road Opens to the Public
By the end of this month, the entirety of the Seventh Ring Road – officially the China Motorway 95 (G95) or the Capital Ringway – will be open to the...
1,006 Nameless Beijing Roads Finally Given Titles
Last Thursday (Jul 5), the government announced that they had successfully named the third batch of Beijing's nameless roads since last August,...
Throwback Thursday:  The Fastest Way to Get Around Town
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...