Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy: Striving to operate the walking street in January 2020

Thu Huyen DNUM_BCZAIZCABJ 17:46

(Baonghean.vn) - The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested Vinh city to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and units to focus on implementation, strive to complete, and launch the walking street during the 2020 New Year.

On the afternoon of August 12, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting with Vietravel Transport Marketing and Tourism Joint Stock Company to discuss and agree on a plan to build a walking street and a food street in Vinh City. Attending the meeting were leaders of Vinh City and representatives of relevant departments and branches. On the side of Vietravel Transport Marketing and Tourism Joint Stock Company, there was Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Company.

Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh Thái Thanh Quý nhấn mạnh việc tổ chức phố đi bộ trên địa bàn thành phố Vinh là hết sức cần thiết, đề nghị các đơn vị liên quan tập trung triển khai. Ảnh: Thu Huyền
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy emphasized that organizing a walking street in Vinh city is extremely necessary and requested relevant units to focus on implementation. Photo: Thu Huyen

According to the project, Vinh City's walking street will be organized from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. every Friday and Saturday on the following routes: Ho Tung Mau Street, from Cau Nai to the starting point of Vuong Thuc Mau Street; Nguyen Van Cu Street, the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Le Hong Phong Street; Nguyen Tai Street, the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Nguyen Van Cu Street, plus a section from alley 2 of Nguyen Van Cu Street to Nguyen Trung Ngan Street and the intersection with Ho Tung Mau Street.

Vinh City Walking Street is supported by Vietravel Transport Marketing and Tourism Joint Stock Company in surveying, selecting and designing landscape architecture.

Đại diện Vietravel trình bày các phương án tổ chức phố đi bộ. Ảnh: Thu Huyền
Vietravel representative presented plans for organizing a walking street. Photo: Thu Huyen

Based on the actual assessment of the planned street in Vinh (lack of souvenir and food businesses, limited business conditions, lack of lighting, entertainment spots, etc.), domestic and foreign walking streets, at the meeting, a representative of Vietravel Company presented a plan to arrange a walking street in Vinh such as a welcome gate; modern music and dance venues; venues for folk games, folk songs; book sales points (plan to arrange about 10 book and souvenir stalls opposite the provincial cultural and sports center); snack and beverage stalls; artistic lighting and water music; lighting and landscape decoration for trees; street lights illuminated by skylights; artistic flower gardens, parks; seating arrangements, trash cans; welcome gates, etc.

In addition, walking streets also have regulations on sound, light, etc.

Ông Nguyễn Quốc Kỳ - Chủ tịch HĐQT, Tổng giám đốc Công ty Vietravel phát biểu. Ảnh: Thu Huyền
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Vietravel Company spoke. Photo: Thu Huyen
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of the Company proposed that the Provincial People's Committee pay attention to organizing an art garden for guests to check-in at Ho Tung Mau Street, opposite Nguyen Tai Street; Organize an art water music station at Ho Tung Mau Street, opposite the Provincial Cultural Center. These are important highlights contributing to maintaining and successfully organizing the walking street as well as promoting Vinh city.

Sơ đồ không gian phố đi bộ. Đồ họa: Lâm Tùng
Walking street space diagram. Graphics: Lam Tung

At the meeting, representatives of departments and branches spoke to propose the province to approve the establishment of a walking street; have a plan to invest in infrastructure, support funding for implementation; request Vietravel to support the promotion of the walking street to tourist tours...

Chủ tịch UBND thành phố Vinh ông Tú đề nghị thành phố Vinh có chủ trương thành lập phố đi bộ. Ảnh: Thu Huyền
Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu, proposed that Vinh City have a policy to establish a walking street. Photo: Thu Huyen


Organizing a walking street is extremely necessary and has received high consensus from the people. However, the workload is very large, so it is recommended that Vinh city coordinate with relevant departments and units to focus on implementation, strive to complete, and open for operation during the New Year 2020. Regarding the night food street organized at the city gate, it is reasonable, and the activity has already been established, so it is recommended to survey and design for expansion.

Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy

After listening to the opinions of relevant departments and agencies, concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy highly agreed with the policy of opening a walking street, thanked Vietravel for its participation; at the same time, requested Vietravel to continue to support research, provide systematic design advice, support the province in planning, landscape architecture to create highlights, organize cultural activities; support the work of promoting, introducing and linking tours.

At the meeting, delegates also gave their opinions on a number of other issues.

Thu Huyen