Limited public resources must be well managed

ON SUNDAY, Shanghai officially cancelled the senior citizen transport cards for residents aged 70 or above, which allowed them to use the city's buses and subways for free. As observed on the day, this significantly reduced the number of elderly passengers using public transport. China Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

As one of the important measures to respect the elderly residents in the city, Shanghai's free travel card for senior citizens has been welcomed. However, with the city's rapid growth and the aging society, Shanghai's transport system has appeared increasingly cramped and crowded, and more conflicts for seats between the young and the old have occurred during rush hours.

Even though some people have called for the elderly to avoid using public transport during peak hours, this has not happened. This must be government policy to allocate public resources and ease the pressure on the roads.