According to Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Construction Mac Dinh Minh, implementing the direction of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, the City People's Committee has issued a decision on the establishment of a team to draft a project on management, exploitation and use of sidewalks throughout the city.
The drafting team consists of 36 people, including representatives from 11 departments, branches and districts. The unit is developing and completing a sidewalk management project based on 3 principles.
Firstly, the roadway and sidewalk are used for the main purpose of serving traffic.
Second, the sidewalk serves mainly pedestrians, combined with the arrangement of urban infrastructure along the route.
Third, the temporary use of a part of the sidewalk for purposes other than traffic must be licensed or approved by the competent authority for the correct purpose and within the permitted scope.
Mr. Minh said that the entire project is currently being drafted and opinions are being sought from members of the drafting team, as well as districts and towns. In the coming time, the drafting team will report to the city and have specific information on the project content and principles for organizing and managing sidewalks and roads.
Emphasizing that this is a very complicated issue and needs specific research, the leader of the Hanoi Department of Construction said that the project is related to each street, each locality, each district, while each place has different characteristics and features.
Therefore, the drafting committee will outline and agree on general principles when drafting. After reporting and being approved by the Hanoi Party Committee and People's Committee, the drafting group will continue to calculate the specific time and progress to implement this project.
Hanoi's sidewalks are becoming parking lots and food stalls, instead of spaces for pedestrians.
It is expected that the Department of Construction will submit to the City Party Committee a plan for sidewalk management and fee collection in the second quarter of this year. This will be followed by a process for approval by competent authorities.
In fact, some districts in Hanoi have proposed a pilot plan to lease sidewalks on streets with adequate infrastructure. In particular, Hoan Kiem district proposed a pilot phase of leasing for business on 10 streets with 36 locations.
According to the proposal, the expected area for temporary lease is calculated from the front of the house 2m out and only for the street-front house owner at the above location to lease for business purposes. The lease period is all days of the week.
However, this proposal of the district has not been approved by the city. Instead, Hanoi assigned the Department of Construction to be the direct unit to develop a sidewalk management project to apply to all inner-city districts.
Previously in 2021, Hoan Kiem district piloted sidewalk rental for business at 4 locations with the purpose of introducing and promoting products, mainly coffee, refreshments, and fast food. These locations include: 94 Ly Thuong Kiet, 30 Ly Thuong Kiet, 11 Le Phung Hieu, 15 Ngo Quyen.
The above locations are all large hotels and restaurants with wide and open frontage, the sidewalk ensures space for business purposes, product display and still has space for pedestrians.
Despite the success in collecting sidewalk fees at the above 4 locations, the leaders of Hoan Kiem district admitted that this is not a common model to apply to many streets, because most streets have small sidewalks, so calculations are needed to ensure optimal use of space .
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