Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy: Striving to operate the walking street in January 2020
(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 open the walking street on the occasion of New Year 2020.
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 behalf 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.
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| 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 walking street is organized from 7:00 p.m. to midnight 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 lane 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 Company in surveying, selecting and designing landscape architecture.
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| Vietravel representative presents plans for organizing walking streets. 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 organizing folk games, folk songs; book selling points (expected 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; arrangement of seats, trash cans; welcome gate, etc.
In addition, walking streets also have regulations on sound, light, etc.
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| Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Vietravel Company spoke. Photo: Thu Huyen |
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| 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 and support funding for implementation; request Vietravel to support the promotion of the walking street to tourist tours...
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| 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 approval 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.
After listening to the opinions of relevant departments and branches, concluding the working session, 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, consult on systematic design, support the province in planning issues, landscape architecture to create highlights, organize cultural activities; support the work of promoting, introducing and linking tours.
At the meeting, delegates also gave opinions on a number of other issues.