Survey highlights city irritants
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STRAINED medical resources and high medical bills were the top concerns among locals, followed by worries over environment and traffic congestion, according to a survey released yesterday by the city’s legislative body.
There were also concerns about doctors prescribing unnecessary medicines.
The legislative body interviewed 3,400 households and over 5,000 lawmakers in the city and district levels.
The survey results will be taken into consideration while drafting the city’s next five-year plan, Zhou Qiang, secretary general of the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission told Shanghai Daily yesterday.
Cleaner air and water at local rivers also made it on the list, Zhou said.
Some 78 percent of those interviewed said the government should make it their top agenda to improve the air quality, while 66 percent insisted the government needed to act to improve water quality in rivers and creeks.
Public transportation is also an issue with overcrowded subways becoming a headache for residents, followed by lack of connectivity between bus and Metro stations.
Strangely, only 30 percent said it was a problem getting taxis in the city.
Other issues highlighted in the survey include the need to accelerate the renovation of old residential houses. Most residents of Hongkou and Yangpu districts want the government to demolish their shabby residential houses and relocate them to other places.
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