In Beijing, All Roads Lead To Gridlock

Beijing's streets are worse than L.A. gridlock. Despite grand urban planning ideal, the future looks bleak.

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May 24, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"In March, Bi Yuxi, one of Beijing's top highway administrators, was sentenced to death for taking $1.2 million in bribes and misspending $360,000 of public funds. Set aside the question of whether a similar fate shouldn't befall local bureaucrats who impede progress on Los Angeles traffic problems. For China the pressing question is: Will that nation's explosion of cars ever escape the worse-than-L.A. gridlock that keeps many all but immobile in some cities?"

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: In Beijing, All Roads Lead to Gridlock

Sunday, May 22, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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