Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
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The biggest city of Vietnam is Hochiminh city. Estimated population for the 2020 years will be 10 millions in Hochiminh City. Nowadays, problems in urban transportation are congestion in the peak hours, smoke and air pollutants, traffic accident... In the next years, the public transport is expected to play a bigger role in meeting intra-city travel of the people. It is targeted to ensure urban environment and to build a civilized and modern city. The estimated development of bus system can meet only one part of the future travel demands. It is necessary to develop Metro lines in Hochiminh city. There some studies in this field.
