Urban planner launches global design competition
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SHANGHAI’S urban planner yesterday began soliciting designs from around the world to develop the east bank of Huangpu River into a 21-kilometer-long “coherent public promenade.”
The east side of river bank between Yangpu and Xupu bridges is now interrupted by ferry docks, commercial buildings, restaurants and construction sites. Only 45 percent of it is open to the public, according to the official microblog account of the information office of the city government.
The government plans to open up the whole river bank by the end of next year and complete the major parts of the promenade by 2018.
“A coherent riverside area can enhance the business environment, improve the living standards as well as create more tourism attractions of Pudong,” said Shen Xiaoming, the Party secretary of Pudong New Area.
The area, known as the East Bund, includes the Lujiazui area, the former site of World Expo 2010 and Qiantan — also known as the New Bund area — which is being developed into a business district.
Only a 9-kilometer section near the Expo site area is “coherent” now, the blog said.
The major interruptions along the bank include ferry docks, a driving center, a construction site and commercial facilities such as a yacht club and several seafood restaurants.
The demolition of a major restaurant, named Seagull, which had been operating for over a decade, has begun.
Other facilities will be demolished or renovated to open up the riverside space, according to the Pudong government.
Residents will be able to walk or jog along the promenade, and there will be “many parks, public squares and some cultural venues like art galleries,” said Sun Jiwei, the director of Pudong.
Meanwhile, more Metro stations and parking areas will be built in the riverside area.
Some historic industrial relics such as former docks, grain warehouses and shipyards will be kept and renovated.
The city planners yesterday issued a questionnaire on the Internet to invite locals to state their ideas for the area.
The government aims to “create a world-class promenade to improve the image of the city,” the blog said.
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