HANOI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Hanoi capital city on Tuesday decided to ban motorbikes from 2030, local online newspaper VnExpress reported.

According to a resolution on strengthening management over means of transport in Hanoi in the 2017-2030 period, approved by the municipal legislative body on Tuesday, no motorbikes will be allowed to run in urban districts from 2030, and automobiles will, in the coming time, be either banned in some areas, or allowed to operate at specific hours or on specific days.

The city will also tighten management over taxi services, including taxi-hailing ones such as Grab and Uber, and develop public transport.

By the end of November 2016, Hanoi, with a population of some 7.6 million people, had over 5 million motorbikes, according to the municipal Transport Department.