When the things that run through Shanghai gradually "live" to the Suzhou River, people begin to imagine further.
"Water" is a scarce resource in modern cities.
After two rounds of vigorous regulation, the main indexes of Suzhou River water quality have reached four kinds of water standards. Then the third phase of Suzhou Creek Regulation will be implemented, and Shanghai will invest 310.40 billion yuan to fully restore the Suzhou Creek ecosystem.
A few days ago, the "Suzhou Riverside Culture Development Forum" jointly organized by CPPCC Putuo District and East China Normal University once again brought Suzhou Riverside Construction into public view. Experts and scholars gathered together to make suggestions for future articles on Suzhou Creek.
The governance foundation and increasingly clear coastal function orientation in recent 10 years are unprecedented opportunities for the development and construction of Suzhou Creek. Before the World Expo, there is still a lot of homework to be done to build Suzhou River into a famous "water business card" in Shanghai.
At that time
Modern urban transportation system is developed, and the function of urban rivers is no longer mainly manifested as waterway transportation, but ecological leisure. The Seine River in Paris, the Thames River in London and the Tamagawa River in Tokyo all provide international metropolises with a model of landscape rivers integrating culture, leisure, tourism and ecology.
Suzhou River Landscape Planning issued by Shanghai in 2003 clearly stated that Suzhou River should be built into a living and leisure area with clean water quality, beautiful environment and harmonious atmosphere.
In recent years, with the advancement of Suzhou River regulation, the ecological infrastructure along the Suzhou River has been continuously upgraded. The most obvious is planting green in a large area. According to statistics, up to now, 460,000 square meters of green space has been built along the Suzhou River, from the original two or three meters wide to the narrowest five or six meters and the widest tens of meters, basically covering the urban reach. In the long-term planning, the green area will be expanded to 100 hectare. This has created an excellent ecological foundation for the development of Suzhou Creek.
At the same time, the planning department has strict regulations on the floor area ratio, building spacing and even building height of new buildings on both sides of the strait. In the past two years, the floor area ratio of buildings along the line has declined, and the city has more "breathing space". Last year, the Municipal Planning Bureau completed the regulatory detailed planning of Suzhou Creek Riverside Area, realizing the full coverage of Suzhou Creek Riverside Area Planning, and providing forward-looking guidance for the development of Suzhou Creek. During the 11th Five-Year Plan period, a number of bridges across Suzhou Creek will be built one after another. Line 7, 1 1 and other rail transit lines will cross Suzhou River and set up points on the north bank of Suzhou River, and the road network along Suzhou River will undoubtedly be further optimized.
In fact, there have been successful cases of single-point development on both sides of Suzhou Creek. For example, Chunming Art Garden, which was born out of the old factory building of Chunming Wool Textile Factory, has become a famous creative industry gathering area, attracting more than 100 artists from Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, Canada and other countries and regions as well as domestic10 provinces and cities to set up creative studios. A number of theme museums built on the basis of old national industrial factories along Suzhou River in Putuo District are springing up one after another. There is also Changfeng Ecological Business District, which is a modern service industry cluster and has been included in the first batch of key development in Shanghai. At present, there are 18 registered companies with a registered capital of about 3.35 billion yuan.
With the guidance of planning, the foundation and successful cases, the overall development of Suzhou River Bank has gained confidence. 20 10 Shanghai World Expo is a great opportunity to highlight the urgency of Suzhou Creek construction, and the writing of this "Waterfront" article is just the right time.
How many obstacles are there?
To write a wonderful article in Suzhou waterfront, there are still many hurdles to cross.
First, it is synergy. Suzhou River, with a total length of 125km, flows through Qingpu, Jiading, Minhang, Changning, Putuo, Jing 'an, Zhabei, Hongkou and Huangpu. Therefore, the construction of Suzhou Creek is not a matter of a single district, but a matter of nine districts. Only by forming a * * * understanding and resultant force can we avoid the phenomenon of long and short legs in regional river development.
The second is coordination. Suzhou Creek construction management involves many departments, units and regions. Experts suggest setting up an inter-departmental and inter-regional comprehensive coordination organization at the municipal level to coordinate the development of waterfront areas, so as to ensure the realization or balance of various functions, values and interests of all parties in waterfront areas. A few days ago, Putuo District, which has the longest coastline of Suzhou Creek, set up the "Leading Group Office for Suzhou Creek Environmental Landscape Construction and Comprehensive Improvement in Putuo District", with the district head as the team leader and the top leaders of 15 functional departments such as the District Development and Reform Commission, the District Planning Bureau and the District Communications Commission as the team members, responsible for the formulation, review and project management of Suzhou Creek development and construction planning.
Third, it is crossing. After the implementation of planning in recent years, many public road obstacles left by real estate development in the early years have been improved. Statistics show that at present, more than 80% of the roads along the Suzhou Creek have been opened. Only when the two banks of Suzhou Creek are "hydrophilic" and realize no boundary in one go can the two banks of Suzhou Creek truly become a space enjoyed by citizens.
Fourth, it is foresight. The function of rivers involves all aspects. For flood control, shipping, tourism, etc. The construction of engineering facilities should be far-sighted and avoid repeated construction. For example, when building a ship lock, we should not only consider the role of flood control, but also consider how cruise ships and water bus can pass when developing tourism in the future. In the process of river regulation and construction, space should also be reserved for berths for cruise ships and ground transportation.
Fifth, it is culture. Only the nation belongs to the world, and the development of Suzhou River cannot be forgotten precisely because of the continuation of "culture". The value of culture is intangible, and it can often bring huge benefits. The special significance of Suzhou River to Shanghai lies in that it witnessed the glorious history of modern Shanghai's national industrial development and retained a number of old factories with distinct historical traces. Its own historical and cultural connotation needs to be fully explored in the future construction.
Advice from others
A wise man corrects his own mistakes through the mistakes of others. At the forum, both Nantong and Chengdu brought the experience of writing "water" articles. The Haohe Scenic Area, built by relying on the moat Haohe in Nantong City, has become a 4A-level tourist area named by the state, and won the China Human Settlements Model Award. On the basis of vigorously renovating Funan River, Chengdu has formed an overall framework of "culture around ancient city walls". The successful example of its development is worth learning.
For example, in order to realize the comprehensive centralized control of lighting, the banks of Haohe River invested millions of yuan to purchase various lamps, and the large waterscapes and colorful fountains along the river outlined the historical and cultural landscape of Tongcheng in a particularly beautiful way. Shanghai has always been famous for its brightly lit "Night Shanghai". Let Suzhou River light up at night, which should be an important proposition for the overall development and construction of Suzhou River. However, in the waters of Haohe River with an area of 1 100 mu, seagulls fly, wild ducks flock, and fish swim in the water. The ecological phenomenon of harmony between man and nature should also be considered in the construction of Suzhou River.
Bridge is an important carrier of river culture. Funanhe has systematically developed bridges, built or rebuilt 52 bridges of different sizes, and comprehensively packaged the bridges that best reflect Chengdu's cultural characteristics, such as Wan Li Bridge, Dongmen Bridge, Beimen Bridge and Anshun Covered Bridge. There are 25 old bridges on Suzhou River, and many new bridges are planned to be built. How to make the "old" last forever, make the "new" unique, and make the old and the new complement each other to become a beautiful landscape on Suzhou River, which is also a major proposition in the construction of Suzhou River.
Undoubtedly, the overall development of Suzhou Creek needs to be combined with the urban positioning of Shanghai as an international metropolis. For example, we should absorb the concept of "garden city", string up regional crowds with green spaces and green corridors, and develop creative industries, ecological businesses and construction economy. At the same time, it is necessary for all parties to "brainstorm" and form an atmosphere in which the whole society pays attention to and builds Suzhou River and makes suggestions for Suzhou River, so as to write a good article on Suzhou River.
Waterfront development is a time-consuming and expensive project. According to the data, the total investment of new york Hudson River estuary development project is 280 million US dollars, including 60.5 million US dollars invested by the government, and it began to make profits after 17. This also means that we need to reserve time for the future rise of Suzhou River Bank.