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s subway and light rail has bee increasingly crowded. Moreover, the number of vehicles on the city39。s roads has skyrocketed (急劇上升 ) five times the figure a decade ago. Transport authorities in Shanghai say measures will be strengthened to improve public transport in the new year to ease traffic conditions. Recently, a new regulation prohibited (禁止 ) all vehicles ing from outside Shanghai, learner drivers and taxis without passengers from using the city39。s public transport infrastructure (基礎設施 ) have been made. Three urban (城市的 ) rail lines stretching a total of more than 70 kilometers have been built, providing convenient light rail and subway services for the public. And the total length of city roads has doubled with the construction of elevated (提高的 ) ring roads and a series of crossriver links. However, with more people buying newly developed properties along the urban rail lines, the city39。s elevated highways during rush hours. And, officials are currently cracking down on all illegal parking lots. Meanwhile, city government is planning new transport infrastructure projects to meet the demands of the city39。s daily lives. Local people demand for a more efficient public transport work. Ten years ago, local people had no choice but to take the bus. During the winter of 1991, passengers flew on city buses averaged around 16 million per day. Since then, huge developments in the city39。s growing population. Authorities say a number of key transport projects including the magic levitation train and the Lupu Bridge are expected to be pleted next year and will hopefully relieve the city39。 ● Word power Step 1: Brainstorming Boys and girls, in this section we’ll learn words and expressions related to transport. First let’s look at some pictures