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hangzhou will produce a new urban design to address problems arising from development in the past decade, Vice Mayor Yuan Ye told provincial legislators on Monday.
“The State Council has given Hangzhou the green light to make a plan for urban redevelopment. This is an excellent opportunity for Hangzhou to upgrade its various functions. The last time we made an urban plan was 10 years ago,” Yuan said.
Traffic congestion is a major challenge since about 700,000 locals commute every day. Downtown Tianmushan, Wenyi, Wen’er and Wensan roads can barely cope with rush-hour traffic.
Legislators suggested building more service facilities in new residential areas in the western suburbs so that the 80,000-plus residents there don’t need to go to downtown to shop or see doctors.
More roads or Metro lines are needed to let people reach sub-urban centers. Hangzhou should learn from Hong Kong and Japan in road planning, legislators added.
Officials said Hangzhou will add 48,000 parking spaces by year’s end. So far, 40,569 have been built. Construction has started on 12 artery and secondary roads and to eliminate dead ends on 10 roads.
The city has bought 286 new buses and will add 226 more by the end of November. Exclusive bus lanes total 42.7 kilometers now and will reach 50 kilometers at year’s end.
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