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Yanan Lu close to the junction with Jiangsu Lu photographed by Rob-Shanghai
2 years agoStreet lights
(This is a guest post by Alvaro Leonardo, senior designer architect at POLIFACTORY)
Since the Expo started almost six months ago, every elevated highway in Shanghai has been illuminated by these blue LED lights giving the street below a different futuristic feeling. Now, one week before the Expo ends, everyone is guessing what is going to happen to them.


(Photographs by Alvaro Leonardo)
2 years ago200m cars forecast for China's roads by 2020

(Photo by Iker Gil)
“In the face of environment and energy problems, stepping up efforts to promote fuel-efficient and green energy autos has become a vital issue for the industry,” Wang Fuchang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told the International Forum on Chinese Automotive Industry Development in Tianjin. (Shanghai Daily)
China’s roads soon to overtake America’s, but are they built on hot air? - Shanghaiist
Connecting a 21st Century country in the same old fashion as the 1950’s.
