5-year fantasy ‘possible if all of work together’
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is still optimistic he is able to make Bangkok one of the world’s 50 most liveable cities within the next five years.
Speaking in the Bangkok Post Forum on the Vision of Bangkok 2030 included in “Thailand Ready: Moving onto the Next Chapter” to celebrate the 76th anniversary upon Wednesday, the governor said cooperation is needed from all events if the goal shall be achieved.
“Bangkok is the most went to city but 98th on the liveable cities list, ” he said, adding which he wanted to create a liveable city for all, via nine policies that will improve management in health, the environment, mobility, public safety, facilities, economy, education, creativeness and city governance.
This individual said the future of town improvement is not about having megaprojects but enabling people — including locals, beginners and visitors — to live happily plus comfortably. The governor said the city has invested a lot within infrastructure such as 11 mass rapid transportation lines but have not yet helped link commuters to these bulk transit services off their homes or offices.
He said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to provide feeder buses and more motorbike taxis to improve mass transport services.
In addition , Bangkok has invested in large incinerators in the Nong Khaem and On-Nut areas but garbage still piles up in some streets awaiting collection. This improves hygiene problems as well as the possibility of waste blockage drainage systems.
He said the BMA can launch an initial project for people to split up food waste from all other waste in 3 districts — Phaya Thai, Pathumwan plus Nong Khaem — with the aim of reducing waste in landfills.
Speaking about drainage, Mr Chadchart said the BMA has four mega water tunnels to address flood problems within Don Muang (13. 5 kilometres), Ratchadaphisek-Suthisan (6. 5km), Suan Luang Rama IX (9. 5km) and Rama IX-Ramkhamhaeng (5km) but drainage systems coming from households or even along streets continue to be clogged.
He said the particular BMA should not only focus on investing in megaprojects but also on little projects or endeavours that may not need a lot of investment.
He cited the particular Traffy Fondue app as an example. The app developed by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) can help the city manage many issues with minimum investment.
People can report problems about city facilities via the app and follow up on their complaints. “So far more than 50 percent of problems reported on it have been set, ” he stated.