Shanghai plans to reduce the proportion of extreme commuters, while the proportion of extreme commuters in China has increased. Why did this change happen?

Because of the rapid development of the city, the planning and layout is becoming more and more professional. The proportion of extreme commuters in China has increased, and Shanghai plans to reduce the proportion of extreme commuters. According to the data of "Report on Commuting Monitoring in Major Cities of China in 2022" jointly issued by relevant state agencies, the commuting time consumption in 44 sample cities decreased, while the extreme commuting rate increased. A few days ago, Shanghai held a press conference of the municipal government, and the relevant person in charge introduced the "White Paper on Shanghai Traffic Development", which included reducing the traffic rate of extreme population and controlling the average traffic time in the central city within 45 minutes.

The news attracted attention on the Internet. Everyone thinks that reducing commuting time can improve happiness. We look forward to the government's measures and policies to reduce the proportion of extreme population in the future.

The reason for the increase in the proportion of extreme commuting is that urban planning has become more professional.

In the past, people often worked and went to work in concentrated areas, but in the process of rapid urban development, urban planning began to become more professional. The division of professional office buildings, industrial areas and residential areas makes people's work and living areas far apart, which leads to the extension of commuting time.

Second, young people can't afford the rental price in the central area.

With the development of the city and the expansion of its scale, the rent price in the central area is rising. But for young people, their economic income is often not so high that they can't afford to rent a house, so they have to choose to rent a house in a relatively distant place. This phenomenon is very common in major cities.

Third, the convenience of transportation still needs to be improved.

Many young people living in big cities often need to change buses and subways to go to work, and some even have to ride bicycles, which greatly prolongs the commuting time. This phenomenon is actually caused by the insufficient coverage of public transport, which may be one of the important directions to solve the problem in the future. In addition, traffic jams have greatly increased commuting time.

In fact, in real life, there are not a few young people who choose extreme commuting. Given the choice, no one wants to waste two hours or more on commuting time. However, everyone still expects that all localities can introduce corresponding measures to reduce commuting time, which is of great help to improve urban happiness.