Author(s)

Xinyi Wang

Corresponding Author

Xinyi Wang

ABSTRACT

By 2050, nearly 70% of the world population will live in urban areas. Urban development is a rapidly evolving problem that needs exploration. The notion of smart cities is becoming more and more popular in urban development. However, the inner nature of smart cities is quite controversial and has been interpreted differently in various fields. The Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) is an ambitious blueprint of urban agglomeration in China. Transport planning is an essential part of urban infrastructure development, linking social life, urban infrastructure and economic development. The GBA development plan highlights the importance of high-speed rail construction and the whole connected transportation network. However, there is rare research on how an intelligent transportation network contributes to smart cities development. This article discusses the strength and weaknesses of the current high-speed rail construction in the GBA. This article briefly summarizes the notion of smart cities, smart transportations trying to picture the basic requirements of a resilient smart transportation system in urban agglomeration such as GBA. Hopefully, this article offers insight into future sustainable transportation planning and smart cities development.

KEYWORDS

Urban planning, Smart Cities, smart transportation, Transportation planning, the Greater Bay Area, integrated planning