Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism and is an important feature of Chinese modernization. As a pioneer of China's modernization, transportation needs to play a greater role in promoting common prosperity. The study reviews the historical practices of transportation services in promoting common prosperity at different stages. It summarizes the important role played by transportation and discusses the difficulties and problems that transportation development does not adapt to the requirements of new development stage when China solidly promotes common prosperity. Specific suggestions are presented in terms of building a modern high-quality comprehensive transportation system, narrowing regional and urban-rural gaps in transportation development, improving the travel conditions for low-income and vulnerable groups, and improving the development level of ecological civilization and spiritual civilization in transportation.

transportation  /  common prosperity  /  Chinese modernization