Hanoi studies walking street, night food near Truc Bach lake

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just assigned the Hanoi Department of Transport to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant departments and agencies in, considering the proposal of the People’s Committee of Ba Dinh District to advise and report to the city on the implementation of the “Neighborhood”. night food combined with walking Ngoc Ngu Xa Island”.

Previously, Ba Dinh District People’s Committee reported to the city on the implementation of “Night food street combined with walking on Ngoc Ngu Xa Island” in Truc Bach ward.

The project, if implemented, will increase 33 business and service establishments with an additional number of employees of about 230 people. The development of catering services here, in addition to creating a unique mark for Truc Bach lake island, develops tourism, creates an urban face, also increases revenue for the budget, economic development – urban in the right direction. of the Hanoi Party Committee.

In order for the project to be implemented effectively, Ba Dinh District People’s Committee proposed that the city allow the district to pilot a ban on traffic vehicles to organize a food street combined with walking at two sections of Ngu Xa street (from Lac Chinh street to Hanoi). Nam Trang, about 115m long) and Nguyen Khac Hieu (from Mac Dinh Chi to Tran Te Xuong, about 115m long) from 6pm to 24h on Fridays and from 6am to 24h every Saturday and Sunday.

After the pilot period, the city will consider organizing a food court 7 days a week and increase the time to ban vehicles from 6pm to 5am the next day (Saturday and Sunday are banned 24/24 hours). ).

Along with that, Ba Dinh district proposed the city to allow the district to set up a project to renovate the technical infrastructure of 2 streets Ngu Xa and Nam Trang in the project implementation area; collect fees for the use of premises for doing business in the project implementation area. The rental fee for using the premises for business and parking is calculated as the sidewalk rental fee according to the regulations of the city. Fees collected are used to pay for services when the street is in operation; develop a plan to organize cultural and street art activities on the walking street, food…

According to Tran Hoang