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Community reacts to ferry proposal
By Qian Bo and Dong Jing |
October 31, 2009, Saturday
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THE ferry in Shanghai has recently become a hot topic among citizens. The right to decide whether the ferry system should be built in Minhang District is, to a large extent, in everyone's hands.
Recently Minhang held two consulting meetings about the ferry transport program to seek residents' opinions.
The participants included National People's Congress delegates, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, representatives of Netizens and residents from neighborhoods along the river way. The person in charge said the consultation could turn to all Minhang residents for advice.
The ferry concept was formed at the end of last year with a goal to make it an effective complement to the traditional bus system.
In the first round of voting, 60 percent supported the start of a ferry and 40 percent opposed.
Professor Zhang Daxiong of the Ship Design Institute was very supportive. He said that some advanced ferries in the world could speed up to 43 kilometers per hour and choosing the right ferry type was the key to a successful project.
In the second round of voting in neighborhoods along the river, the result was reversed, with 60 percent of the 42 resident representatives voting against it. Those opposing voices focused on three issues: the impact a ferry would have on surrounding neighborhoods; the number of travel problems it would solve; and its economic viability.
Liu Shangtong, director of Vanke Holiday Scenery's Residents' Committee, felt a ferry would be "too costly" with nearly 1 billion yuan (US$146 million) investment and not many traffic problems solved. In addition, the elderly living beside the river like her didn't sleep well and additional noise from a ferry could exacerbate the problem.
The responses from online publicity and the two consulting meetings will be compiled into a work report and submitted to the district government and the deciding factor will be public opinion.
Recently Minhang held two consulting meetings about the ferry transport program to seek residents' opinions.
The participants included National People's Congress delegates, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, representatives of Netizens and residents from neighborhoods along the river way. The person in charge said the consultation could turn to all Minhang residents for advice.
The ferry concept was formed at the end of last year with a goal to make it an effective complement to the traditional bus system.
In the first round of voting, 60 percent supported the start of a ferry and 40 percent opposed.
Professor Zhang Daxiong of the Ship Design Institute was very supportive. He said that some advanced ferries in the world could speed up to 43 kilometers per hour and choosing the right ferry type was the key to a successful project.
In the second round of voting in neighborhoods along the river, the result was reversed, with 60 percent of the 42 resident representatives voting against it. Those opposing voices focused on three issues: the impact a ferry would have on surrounding neighborhoods; the number of travel problems it would solve; and its economic viability.
Liu Shangtong, director of Vanke Holiday Scenery's Residents' Committee, felt a ferry would be "too costly" with nearly 1 billion yuan (US$146 million) investment and not many traffic problems solved. In addition, the elderly living beside the river like her didn't sleep well and additional noise from a ferry could exacerbate the problem.
The responses from online publicity and the two consulting meetings will be compiled into a work report and submitted to the district government and the deciding factor will be public opinion.
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