Blog Tag - Transportation

Elderly Scooter Ban
Beijing traffic police have started stopping drivers of “elderly scooters” –老年代步车 (lǎonián dàibùchē) – ahead of a coming ban on the vehicles set to...
City Announces Big Plans for Traffic, Transport Management
Beijing is looking to improve transit options this year, with the city’s Transportation Commission having introduced a 2023 traffic work plan today (...
Beijing Bans Elderly Scooters Next Year for Road Safety
You've probably seen them before. Small box-like vehicles resembling a tuk tuk or smart car hurling through the hutongs, roads, or honking their way...
Your Customized Buses Have Arrived In Beijing!
Let's say you, like me, live well outside the city center and want another option for getting home besides the subway or a Didi, with its...
Beijing Attempts to Tackle Its Share Bike Problem, Again
Another year means another opportunity for Beijing to try and get its shared bike problem under control. Last Tuesday, Apr 13, Beijing Youth Daily...
DiDi English Rolls Out Two New Features and They're the Stuff of Dreams
It happened to me just last Friday. We were all excited to go to a tree lighting, I dragged the kids downstairs, and... we waited. We waited for 45...
Talking Travel: Subway Airport Line Renovation, Resumed Direct Flight, First Horse Lane in China and more
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. China imposes new travel bans on growing list of...
Beijing Airport Authorities Crack Down on Overzealous Fans (Again)
Who has the ability to outwit the FBI in a cyber manhunt? Outmaneuver the KGB in last-minute getaways? And out-kick the IDF in hand-to-hand combat?...
Going Home: Why 春运 Means so Much More Than Just the "World's Largest Human Migration"
It’s that time of the year again. Dust off the grime of the subway, and any remaining makeup from last night’s party, say goodbye to your English...
Mandarin Month: How To Make Friends with your Taxi Driver
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24 June 25, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing...
[DP] Pedal Dilemma: Chinese Phrases to Get out of Those Sticky Cycling Accidents
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24 June 25, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing...
Local Journo Documents Extensive Fake Taxis Preying on Arrivals to Beijing's Terminal 2
Beijing's airport is rife with fake taxis that pay a gang boss RMB 1,200 a month to jump the normal queue and are equipped with sophisticated meters...
Uber to Automatically Block Your Account This Saturday, Nov 26
This is a repost of a guest blog we originally ran on November 12 courtesy of Shanghai-based blogger, radio host and Fudan University teacher Ryan...
What Uber's App Changes in China Mean for You
This guest post comes to us courtesy of Shanghai-based blogger, radio host and Fudan University teacher Ryan King, who has comprehensively documented...
How to Get to This Weekend's (Oct 15-16) Pizza Fest
We're dotting the i's and crossing the t's on this weekend's Pizza Festival, and time has come to explain to you expats who never wander far from...