Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Recognizing the negative consequences of auto-oriented urban transportation, Chinese cities began adopting the Complete Streets principles through developing local Urban Street Design Guidelines (USDGs) in 2016. The literature has seen very limited policy studies on urban transportation design, and none could be found on street design policies in China. This study is the first systematic policy evaluation of the pioneering effort in ten large Chinese cities by analyzing local USDG documents and interviewing key practitioner stakeholders. Despite strong policy aspirations, local USDGs face significant implementation challenges, lack consideration of disadvantaged communities, and need clarify modal priorities in diverse contexts. Targeted improvements such as context-specific and enforceable goals, clear implementation procedures with interagency coordination and accountability mechanisms, as well as integrated vertical equity considerations and measures, could contribute to more effective and sustainable urban street building and management in China's cities.
Source: Buildings
Authors: Lisha Li, Rui Wang
Institution: Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
OpenAlex ID: W4416229851