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    • HCM City plans to open more pedestrian streets

    Ho Chi Minh City plans to open more pedestrian streets in central District 1 to meet locals and tourists’ entertainment and recreational demands.
    HCM City plans to open more pedestrian streets ảnh 1HCM City plans to have more pedestrian streets in the time to come. (Photo courtesy of thanhnien.vn)

    HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City plans to open more pedestrianstreets in central District 1 to meet locals and tourists’ entertainment andrecreational demands.

    The city Department of Transport is collecting feedback on possible opening ofnew pedestrian streets downtown, including on Dong Khoi, Le Loi, Quach Thi Trang,and Ton Duc Thang streets, and the Notre Dame Cathedral square area.

    The project, funded by the HCM City Road Traffic Infrastructure ManagementCentre, aims to make central streets friendly for pedestrians after 2025.

    Central District 1 is chosen to implement the project due to its unique grid ofstreets. A mixture of retail stores, cafes, restaurants, and modern andtraditional markets can be found in this 300ha area.

    Eight metro routes and three tram lines (or a monorail with a total length of160km) are expected to be built in District 1 in the coming years. These wouldwelcome 800,000 to 1.2 million commuters travelling back and forth between themain Ben Thanh Station in District 1.

    The Opera House and Ham Nghi metro stations, together with nearby bus stops,would also become important points of contact in the area.

    Of three pedestrian street proposals submitted by the investor, the second onehas received the most support from relevant authorities.

    According to the proposal, vehicles would be banned from Dong Khoi Street onweekends, similar to the current traffic suspension on Nguyen Hue PedestrianStreet from 7:00pm to 11:00pm every Saturday and Sunday.

    This is not the first time HCM City has carried out research to launch a“super” pedestrian street in the city centre.

    Since the beginning of 2017, the city Department of Transport has planned totransform Dong Khoi, Huynh Thuc Khang, Ton Duc Thang, Le Loi, Nguyen Hue, PhamNgoc Thach, Vo Van Tan, and Tran Cao Van into pedestrian streets.

    At the end of 2018, the city Department of Planning and Architecture proposedconstruction of a pedestrian-friendly area outside Ben Thanh Market.

    However, both of these proposals did not receive positive feedback from urbanplanning experts who disagreed with the way traffic would be organised near thestreets.

    Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said the latest proposal has a good approach butlacks detailed planning.

     In addition to ensuring smooth trafficconnections, authorities need to determine an appropriate financial plan andmanagement model before carrying out construction. Public-private partnershipswould be important as well.

    Existing pedestrian streets such as Nguyen Hue, Bui Vien and Nguyen Van Binh,which use the state budget, have not been financially successful.

    Son added that the proposed project emphasises the traffic situation but lacksplanning and organisation of land-use space, which is key to development of anypedestrian street.

    Though the four most important pedestrian zones in HCM City have been popular,authorities neglected to carry out frequent evaluations that would offertakeaways for future projects, he said.

    Notably, Ton Duc Thang and Le Thanh Ton streets have experienced more trafficjams since Nguyen Hue became a pedestrian street.

    Son suggested that the connection between Le Loi and Ham Nghi streets should befurther reviewed as there is currently no reasonable traffic plan to supportlocals’ lives.

    “Considering the current state of HCM City’s traffic, it is necessary tocarefully consider every step. The project should be divided into several pilotphases. For example, the first phase is to improve Nguyen Hue Street’s trafficinfrastructure and connect it to Book Street, while the second phase would belinking Bui Vien Street with the 23/9 Park,” Son said./.
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