Mr Goh is the Chief Executive Officer of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment & Development Co Ltd. As a flagship project between the People Republic of China and Singapore Governments, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is envisioned to create a harmonious and sustainable community that meets the needs of an urbanizing China. Strategically located within the fast-growing Tianjin Binhai New Area and only 45 km away from the centre of Tianjin city, the 30 sq km Tianjin Eco-City will be a modern township where 350,000 residents can live, work and play. Mr Goh is also the Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) of Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the board member of Economic Development Board. He was previously Deputy Secretary (Industry) of the MTI and Executive Director of External Department in the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also has working experiences in Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Community Development, the People’s Association, National Youth Council and Ministry of Finance.
Keynote Address:
Green Transport for Tianjin Eco-City of China
China is experiencing tremendous changes which never happen in his historical development process over the 5000 years. The urbanizing process is accelerating continuously. China also starts to step into the era of family car from the kingdom of bicycle. In worldwide, global warming, environmental pollution, energy crisis, water shortage etc are threatening the social development and human life. It is right under such circumstance, Singapore and China governments signed the cooperation agreement in 2008 to build an Eco-City in Tianjin of China, to explore a new city development model with high efficiency, low energy consumption, low emission, less pollution and environment friendly. This development model shall be sustainable, replicatable and extendable.
Transportation networks are one of the key components of a city. Conventional or existing transportation models are not suitable for city development in China. The speaker will share the strategies and approaches of transportation planning adopted in Tianjin Eco-City from the following aspects:
(1) Development of green transport; (2) Planning of road networks;
(3) Urban railway transport; (4) Priority of public transport;
(5) Intelligent transport system; (6) Green vehicles.
Keynote Address:
Green Transport for Tianjin Eco-City of China
China is experiencing tremendous changes which never happen in his historical development process over the 5000 years. The urbanizing process is accelerating continuously. China also starts to step into the era of family car from the kingdom of bicycle. In worldwide, global warming, environmental pollution, energy crisis, water shortage etc are threatening the social development and human life. It is right under such circumstance, Singapore and China governments signed the cooperation agreement in 2008 to build an Eco-City in Tianjin of China, to explore a new city development model with high efficiency, low energy consumption, low emission, less pollution and environment friendly. This development model shall be sustainable, replicatable and extendable.
Transportation networks are one of the key components of a city. Conventional or existing transportation models are not suitable for city development in China. The speaker will share the strategies and approaches of transportation planning adopted in Tianjin Eco-City from the following aspects:
(1) Development of green transport; (2) Planning of road networks;
(3) Urban railway transport; (4) Priority of public transport;
(5) Intelligent transport system; (6) Green vehicles.
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