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China’s Rapid Transit Boom (1990 – 2020) – Animation

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After decades of hyper-growth and worsening pollution, China has fully embraced rapid transit as a way to keep cities moving. By 2020, China aims to have 7,000 km (4,300 mi.) of rapid transit lines, more than five times what exists in the U.S. today.

The following animation from Peter Dovak shows this rapid transit revolution playing out by year:

Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist

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