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New Beijing urban construction plan reported for approval
(CRI)
Updated: 2007-04-02 16:54
A new urban construction plan that divides Beijing into 250,000 units for future construction has been reported to the city's municipal government for approval. The report details regulations on controlled areas and prohibited areas of construction.
According to Tan Xuxiang, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning (BMCUP), the Current Urban Construction Planning report introduces the concept of "controlled-construction areas". This idea integrates rigid management of public facilities construction with the protection of ecological resources like urban water supply, lakes, rivers, marshes and scenic spots.
"In the past, to provide a better shopping environment for the residents, we may have knocked down a school to make way for a supermarket. Now this would never happen again", said director Tan.
As for the proposed division of the city into 250,000 plates, the report points out how the urban design of certain areas should precede, and analyzes the feasibility of construction in other places. It also states to what extent one piece of land can be used.
According to Tan, those construction units must strictly adhere to the regulations.
Tan also said proper measures should be adopted to renovate traditional cultural legacy- the old courtyards and alleys and dilapidated houses. The municipal government is planning to provide technique support, subsidy and preferential taxation methods to help reconstruction of the courtyards
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