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Bund of the future to see pedestrians walk the walk
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THE Bund area will have more alfresco facilities for pedestrians when its facelift is completed before the 2010 World Expo, city officials said yesterday.
Officials of the Shanghai Planning Administrative Bureau said the final blueprint of the new Bund will be published shortly for public reaction.
"The new Bund will be designed for people instead of vehicles," bureau official Yu Sijia said yesterday.
The Bund is undergoing an extensive facelift including the key project which involves the construction of a 3.3-kilometer two-level vehicle tunnel beneath Zhongshan Road E1.
Once the tunnel goes into use in early 2010, most vehicles will travel underground and the ground area will be used mainly by pedestrians and buses, planners said.
Yu said only four of the current 10 vehicle lanes will remain while large areas will be developed into pedestrian facilities. An assortment of alfresco outlets such as coffee shops will be opened along the Bund for tourists, he said.
He said the final plans for the Bund will incorporate a variety of ideas from those involved and public opinion will also be sought.
One of the winning solutions has been proposed by Chan Krieger Sieniewicz, a US-based planning company, Yu said.
According to its plan, a 50-meter viewing tower will be built near the southern end of the 1.8km pedestrian pathway along the Huangpu River.
The tower is expected to provide a perfect angle for visitors to enjoy a panoramic view of the highlights of Pudong and Puxi.
The old ramp at the eastern end of the Yan'an Elevated Road, which is being demolished to make way for the new tunnel, was once regarded as the best place to view the Bund and the Lujiazui area.
Other ideas in the CKS proposal include the construction of a sloping meadow and an island park.
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