China goes car-free…

 …for a day

China is set to put the brakes on its love affair with the car on 22 September. But don’t get too excited, it’s just for a day.

The seventh annual World Car-Free Day, when thousands of cities across the globe close roads to cars (and celebrate in the breathing space), will see over 100 Chinese cities join in for the first time.

Can it capture the imagination of a nation where car ownership is set to increase sevenfold between 2005 and 2020 - by which time there’ll be 140 million cars on its roads? - David Howells

24 June 2007

David Howells