Building a new world (Jinan) - Transport Climate Change and the City - page 226

Jinan is positioned at the intersection of two major railway routes - the Jinghu railway
runs from Beijing to Shanghai as the major north-south route, and the Jiaoji railway connects
Jinan to the seaport of Qingdao on the east coast. Major highways include the national
Highways 104, 220 and 309. Jinan Yoaqiang International Airport is 33 km northwest of the
city centre.

Baseline and projections
Data to estimate the current baseline and likely business as usual (BAU) trajectory for transport
movement in Jinan are very limited. Table 6.4 gives the baseline data used in the Jinan
analysis, including person trips per capita, trip distance and occupancy (Darido et al., 2009).
This is combined with other sources, including data from the Jinan local authorities and a
travel survey carried out in Jinan. 5

Targets for CO2 reduction
A target for transport emissions reduction in Jinan can be derived to help explore the likely
required scales of change. Target definition for China is usually made on an intensity basis
(CO2 emissions per unit of GDP), hence is different to the absolute and budgetary targets
developed in Western countries such as the UK. 6 In 2009, as a participant in the Copenhagen

Table 6.4 Jinan - baseline statistics

Year 2005

Population 6,422,500

Car ownership 72 per 1,000 population

Person-trips per capita per day Trips/person/day

Total

2

NMT 1.4

Motorcycle 0.1

Taxi 0.05

Bus 0.3

Car 0.1

Other 0.05

Average trip distance km/trip

Total 37.6

NMT 4.5

Motorcycle 5

Taxi 6

Bus 13.6

Car 8.5

Occupancy Persons/vehicle

Motorcycle 1

Taxi 1.2

Bus 15

Car 1.2

Source : Using data from Darido et al., 2009; Jinan Statistics Bureau, 2010.