Vinh City will continue to lower curbs for people to park on the sidewalk.
(Baonghean.vn) - At the year-end meeting between the city and many press agencies on the morning of January 13, Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee shared that to combat traffic congestion, the city will study solutions so that people can park on the sidewalk.
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Overview of the meeting. Photo: Lam Tung |
Vinh City's report shows that despite many difficulties in 2019, with the determined efforts of the Party Committee, government and people of the city, many targets in the area were achieved and exceeded. The growth rate reached 9.15/plan 9-10%, total social investment capital reached 17,115 billion VND.
Last year, the city successfully organized a meeting with businesses accompanying the city's development, a conference to create dialogues with typical businesses and entrepreneurs, especially a conference to implement Notice No. 55/TB-TW dated April 20, 2019 of the Politburo to study and implement solutions to mobilize resources to develop Vinh city into a center of the North Central region. Budget revenue in 2019 reached 2,502 billion VND, exceeding 19.4% of the provincial estimate.The city also focuses on site clearance, investment in building night streets and walking streets to create highlights for the city and the province, in addition to focusing on investing in key infrastructure projects and administrative reform. In 2019, the city ranked first among sectors, districts and towns in terms of administrative reform index...
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Lowering the curb to add more parking spaces on Le Mao Street, Vinh City. Photo: HH |
In 2020, Vinh city is determined to achieve many higher targets such as: Creating jobs for 4,500 people, the rate of cultural neighborhoods is 85%, focusing on implementing Resolution 26 of the Politburo, Notice No. 55 of the Politburo and Decision No. 2468/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on developing Vinh city to become the center of the North Central region.
The city's report also pointed out some existing limitations such as: Slow site clearance, high third child birth rate, stagnant progress in building national standard schools...
At the press conference, issues of flood prevention, street naming, affirming the city's leading position, low budget revenue, environmental sanitation, etc. were raised by journalists. Journalists also noted that the city has made new highlights with the spirit of determination to build a civilized urban area and a tourist city.
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Mr. Tran Duy Ngoan - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association highly appreciated the press's support for the city's development. Photo: Lam Tung |
After the opinions of the press agencies, the city leaders also discussed the issues of concern to journalists, hoping that the press agencies and journalists will accompany the city in 2020 and the following years to achieve important goals, building a city worthy of the leading position of the province and the regional center. Continue to accompany on issues of clearing traffic safety corridors, environmental sanitation, flooding, replacing trees, etc.
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Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee shared solutions to prevent flooding and traffic congestion. Photo: Lam Tung |
Regarding the issue of parking for people in the city, Mr. Le Sy Chien said that currently there are a lot of cars in Vinh city, so the city will continue to study allowing people to park on the sidewalk by lowering curbs, digging sidewalks, drawing parking spots... to ensure against congestion in the absence of guaranteed parking lots.
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Vinh City decorated with flowers and ornamental plants for Tet. Photo: Lam Tung |

Vinh City pilots parking lines for cars on sidewalks
(Baonghean.vn) - Vinh City People's Committee is piloting a program allowing some agencies and units to draw lines for parking cars on the sidewalk to reduce traffic congestion on the road while still ensuring walking space for people.