Recently, the Ministry of Transport announced that 12 cities were entitled model cities of national transit metropolis construction. Two cities in Shandong, Jinan and Qingdao, won this national honor.
In accordance with the work arrangement of the check and acceptance of the demonstration project of national transit metropolis construction, the Ministry of Transport has received applications submitted by 14 cities for check and acceptance. After evaluation by the technical team, on-site check and acceptance by the expert team, public notice, special rectification and comprehensive evaluation of rectification, 12 cities were believed to have achieved the expected goals of national transit metropolis construction.
Besides Jinan and Qingdao, the other 10 cities selected are Shijiazhuang, Hohhot, Shenyang, Harbin, Hefei, Nanchang, Zhuzhou, Liuzhou, Xi'an, and Urumqi.