Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam has begun the second trial of a public bus route connecting An Bang and Cua Dai beaches, the old quarter and Tre Que vegetable gardens before launching the service in 2019.
Tourists take a public bus ride in Hoi An city. (Photo courtery Shinichi Mochizuki)
Quang Nam (VNA) - Hoi An city in the centralprovince of Quang Nam has begun thesecond trial of a public bus route connecting An Bang and Cua Dai beaches,the old quarter and Tre Que vegetable gardens before launching the service in2019.
A public bus system would help reduce air pollution from thisflood of vehicles. The city also plans to use more battery-powered cars,bicycles and walking streets for tourists, easing the negative impact of allthe exhaust fumes in the Old Quarter of Hoi An.
Shinichi Mochizuki, EMW (European mobility week and car-freeday) national coordinator for Japan, said the trial aimed to evaluate the feasibilityof the operation by providing an assessment of the real number of travellers.
“It focuses on passengers’ mobility behaviour. We want tostop at hotels and home-stays along the service route,” Mochizuki said
The European mobility week campaign is based on a car-freecampaign. The trial bus route, which operates with eight 16-seat mini busesover 10km, offers 78 trips each day from 8am till 9pm. Each trip will takeabout 20 minutes and 15 minutes in rush-hours.
Mochizuki said the development of the internal public bus inHoi An city would help reduce the environmental footprint, enhance thetransportation quality for residents and tourists, while promoting Hoi An’ssustainable tourism towards ‘Eco City’Hoi An.
He said it also reduced carbon emission, noise and trafficaccidents, offering safe and healthy travel for all people including children,old people, people with disabilities and tourists.
Hoi An city hopes to become the first environmentallyfriendly city in Vietnam by boosting the use of bicycles andenvironment-friendly vehicles.
The city has also launched three routes of publicbattery-powered cars, including 50 six and eight-seat cars to serve tourists.
It’s also the first city in Vietnam to trial the use of solarpower public lighting.
Since 2002, Hoi An has earmarked several streets forpedestrians and non-engine vehicles to reduce noise and ensure people’s safetyin the Old Quarter. Now, many foreign tourists use bicycles.
In 2015, the city began the first trial of a public van routewith funding from the Japan Fund for Global Environment.-VNA
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Tourists take a public bus ride in Hoi An city. (Photo courtery Shinichi Mochizuki) 
