MOSCOW, November 22 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Monday ordered a review of the capital's metro development plans.
He said they should be better synchronized with the development of transport infrastructure in the Moscow region, which surrounds, but does not include, the Russian capital.
It is essential to consider extending the metro lines beyond Moscow's boundaries to its satellite communities wherever possible, he said.
The metro should also develop in sync with other modes of passenger transportation, which would help alleviate Moscow's notorious traffic jams.
Sobyanin criticized some of the current plans, for example, a "priority" metro line extending to the southeast of Moscow, which is due to go into operation in 2013 in an area that will only start to be developed in 2015.
