Blog Tag - Transport & Traffic

New Traffic Signs Are Coming to Beijing!Here's a Look At Them
Beijing has released new guidelines for road traffic signs for 2022, and with the new guidelines come a series of new signs that'll make for some...
Know the Ins & Outs of Beijing's New Scooter Rules
As of Nov 1, Beijing will no longer allow electric scooters that do not meet certain standards to be on the road. The new policy targets scooters...
Are Drivers Really Making Way for Pedestrians? ( TB Continued..)
When Beijing announced last week that it would finally start enforcing traffic laws regarding pedestrian crossings, city residents were, to put it...
Beijing Insists it Will Finally Enforce Traffic Laws With 3-Strike System
Anyone who has lived in Beijing long enough – which is to say, about a week – will notice that it is hardly a friendly city to pedestrians. Refusing...
Mobike Responds to Claims of Inflated Numbers
Chinese bike-rental company Mobike has responded to reports of exaggerated user numbers. A Bloomberg article headlined “Meituan IPO fact-checks...
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,...
8 Beijing Subway Stations Shut as of Today and Through the Weekend, Thanks to OBOR
While we may be getting excited about the benefits (re: blue skies) that the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Summit (May 14-15) will bring us, we're all...
Great Wall Music Festival Traffic Announcement for Private Vehicles
Just as a heads up, we've heard from the organizers of the Great Wall Music Festival that people going by private transport to the festival should...
Many Beijingers have found a temporary solution to the problem of finding taxis via the Didi Dache or Yaoyao Zhaoche apps available for various...
The Local Local Challenge: Week Two
It was obvious from the first week of the Local Local Challenge that I needed some help. Throughout my time in Beijing I have been lucky enough to...