"Pedestrian streets" on the go

Major cities like Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city is thinking of, again, pedestrian streets in their central areas where motorbikes would be restricted.

The Department of Architectural Planning of Ho Chi Minh City (DoAP-HCMC) and IDOM ( from Spain) have finished a conceptual landscape design for pedestrian streets in the core area of the city. Mr. Huynh Xuan Thu, director of Planning Information Center (PLANIC) of DoAP-HCMC, says: "Above all, we must understand that pedestrian is not the main goal of this research but the decrease of private vehicles and the increase of public transportation in the city center"

There will be 3 areas to develop this idea:

illustration  by v.Cuong

The first one is the district zoned by Tran Hung Dao str., Bui Vien str. and Pham Ngu Lao str. of District 1.

 illustration  by Rkudo, map by Google Maps

 The second one is the area surrounding Ben Thanh market.

illustration  by Rkudo, map by Google Maps

The third one is major cultural and historic streets like Dong Khoi, Le Loi, Nguyen Hue, Ham Nghi, Le Duan.

illustration  by Rkudo, map by Google Maps

source: TuoiTre.com.vn