About this episode

The episode discusses how Beijing's new subway line impacts commuting and regional boundaries.

You live in one city and work in another, and the only thing standing between you and your desk is an hour long crawl through traffic, until now. Beijing's newest subway line does not stop at the city line. It keeps rolling straight into Hebei, turning what used to be a commute into something that feels more like a local errand. That changes everything, not just for the people riding it, but for the very idea of where a city ends and where a region begins. On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Yushan, Yushun

Topics covered

• commuting
• urban development
• transportation
• regional integration
• city borders

Keywords

• subway
• commute
• Beijing
• Hebei
• urban planning
• transportation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Beijing, Hebei

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