The Beijing Commission of Transport said much of the above ground transportation resources are left unused, while the subway has long been overburdened.
Cheng Liuen, another CPPCC member, agreed.
"Office workers and the students - the majority of passengers during the morning and evening rush hours - are left with no choice for commutes but the subway," he said. "Whether the fare rises or not, they have to take it anyway."
Li Congyi, a 27-year-old accountant in Beijing, said he has to take the subway from home to the office every day.
"It leaves me with no choice, because it takes forever to take a bus, and riding a taxi is too expensive for daily commuting," he said.
"If the rise in ticket price makes more room in the subway carriages, I'm willing to pay more for a more enjoyable ride."
Cheng suggests the government should come up with differentiated subway fares or preferential ticket prices for some targeted groups of people, including students and office workers.
"The fare rise might also attract more private car owners, because the carriages will be less crowded," he said.
Wang Huamin, another political adviser in Beijing, suggests the government introduce monthly or annual travel cards targeting regular subway riders, incorporating subsidies for those on low incomes.
"It's rare for a government to provide such huge subsidies for subways for so long – any where in the world," he said.
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