On the followingnoon of January 19, informing press agencies regarding Hanoi City’s sidewalk rental plan, leaders of the Hanoi Department of Construction said that it will be carried out under the direction of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee. On August 4, 2023, the Hanoi People’s Committee issued Decision 3928, establishing a Project Drafting Team on management, exploitation and use of roadbeds and sidewalks in Hanoi City.
This drafting team has 36 people, representing 11 departments, branches and 4 districts. The drafting team is developing and completing the draft Project according to the direction of the City Party Committee.
The leader of the Hanoi Department of Construction said that the basic content of the Project provides 3 principles:
First, roadbeds and sidewalks are used for the main purpose of serving traffic; Second, the sidewalk mainly serves pedestrians and is the place where the urban technical infrastructure system is arranged along the route; Temporary use of part of the road or sidewalk for other than traffic purposes must be licensed or approved by a competent authority, used for the right purpose and within the permitted scope.
Currently, according to the leaders of the Hanoi Department of Construction, the entire project is being drafted and is collecting comments from units for implementation.
Currently, the Drafting Team of the Project on management, exploitation and use of roadbeds and sidewalks in Hanoi City is collecting opinions from relevant units to complete the draft Project before submitting to the City People’s Committee. Hanoi. Photo: DV
In the near future, following collecting opinions from representatives of departments, branches, and People’s Committees of districts, the Project Drafting Team will report to the Hanoi People’s Committee, at which time there will be specific information regarding the content. Scheme and principles for organizing the management and use of sidewalks and roadbeds in Hanoi City.
Talking more regarding the Project, the leader of the Department of Construction said that this is a very complex project, currently being researched in detail because it is related to each street, each locality, each district, each locality has its own characteristics. different qualities and characteristics.
Leaders of the Hanoi Department of Construction also said that it is possible that following the Drafting Team reports to the Hanoi People’s Committee and the City Party Committee, a specific time and progress can be finalized to approve the content and plan. deployment.
Previously, at a thematic session of the Hanoi People’s Council, answering questions from voters, Mr. Duong Duc Tuan – Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee said that specialized units are developing a project. Roadway and sidewalk management.
According to Mr. Tuan, it is expected that the management of roadbeds and sidewalks will be associated with research on urban design orientation, which will be divided into historical inner-city areas, inner-city centers, belts 1, 2, 3. or belts 2, 5, 3 to each area, each district.
Leaders of the Hanoi Department of Construction informed that due to the characteristics of each district, the study of the Project is very complicated. Photo: DV
The leader of the Hanoi People’s Committee informed that Hanoi is orienting that qualified sidewalks in tourism and cultural development areas can be leased for commercial exploitation and tourism services.
Currently, some districts in Hanoi have proposed streets with sufficient infrastructure to pilot sidewalk rental. In particular, Hoan Kiem district proposed to pilot phase one of business leasing on 10 streets with 36 locations.
Specifically, 15 locations on 5 streets in walking space include Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Khay, Hang Bai, Nguyen Xi, Le Thai To. Rental time is within the operating hours of the walking space of Hoan Kiem Lake and surrounding areas.
21 locations on 5 streets outside walking space include Ly Thuong Kiet, Phan Chu Trinh, Ba Trieu, Le Phung Hieu, Ngo Quyen. The area expected to be rented for temporary use is 2m from the front of the house and will only be rented to the street-front landlord at the above location to sell the items being sold. Rental period is every day of the week.
After the pilot period, Hoan Kiem district plans to propose adding a number of streets adjacent to the market, not the main traffic axis and with sidewalks 3 meters or more wide in the old town area.
Business households on the street are allowed to rent a width of 1 meter, level with the house surface, and must ensure pedestrian walkways. For places that do not have businesses, sidewalks are not available for rent.
Hoan Kiem is currently the only district in Hanoi that will rent sidewalks for business from 2021 according to the policy of the Hanoi People’s Committee.
