What methods do you think may be effective on the traffic gridlock of Beijing?

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for starters, the basic structure of beijing's road network is problematic!  i heard, when the capital was first shifted to beijing, liang sicheng and some other architects proposed the government should preserve the "old" blocks of beijing while construct zones of different functions outside as the "new" beijing city.  however, the authority refused and made a complete mess of the transportation infrastructure.  
then again, such a large population with constant ongoing influx of people from all directions is also the problem.
some suggest that the subway network in beijing is too weak and inconvenient.  they say we should learn from tokyo and paris to build a massive and interconnected railway network to relieve the pressure of the roads above.
as for me, I'm planning to leave the city no later than the end of this year.  one more person will be gone, and I wont have to suffer from the horrible traffic anymore.  so problem solved for me,