Beijing’s corridors to be strictly controlled
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CONSTRUCTION of high-rise buildings in planned ventilation corridors in Beijing will be strictly limited, authorities said yesterday.
“The height and density of buildings will be strictly controlled,” said He Yong, deputy director of the planning research department at the Beijing Institute of City Planning and Design.
There are many high-rise buildings and crowded building blocks along the corridors, obstructing air flow. Some of the outdated buildings will be demolished over time, He said.
Beijing plans to develop a number of corridors by connecting large areas of park space, rivers and green land. The five primary ventilation corridors are designed to be more than 500 meters wide. Some secondary corridors will be more than 80 meters wide.
“The corridor is expected to bring cold air from the suburbs to the downtown area and blow away hot air and pollutants,” He said. The primary corridors, planned from north to south, will allow northern winds to blow through the capital during winter, when smog usually occurs.
“Ventilation corridors are still in the planning phase. Officials are making plans for their implementation,” He said.
Corridor development content will be written into new city planning documents and serve as a guide for future city-planning work.
Researchers have carried out tests on the effect of corridors in the Kunyuhe area of northwest Beijing. “The ventilation corridors have proven effective in relieving the urban heat island effect, facilitating air flow and alleviating air pollution,” He said.
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