The 14th Five-Year Plan is an important plan for building China's development in the new era, and all localities have made intensive arrangements for future development in various fields. From July 28th to 30th, the 2022 Sichuan-Chongqing Housing and Urban-Rural Development Expo was held in Chongqing. The Expo released the "2022 Chongqing Urban Renewal Development Report" to facilitate more citizens to understand the changes brought about by urban renewal, and also provide a reference for all sectors of society to better participate in Chongqing's urban renewal.

The "Report" is under the guidance of the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee, the China Index Research Institute presided over the research and compilation, and the Municipal Design Institute and the Western Branch of the China Planning Institute assisted in the compilation. On August 1, the reporter invited Huang Yu, CEO of China Index Holdings and Executive Vice President of China Index Research Institute, to interpret the "Report".

Chongqing's urban background

The "Report" pointed out that in terms of geographical pattern, Chongqing has a unique landscape of "four mountains, three valleys, and two rivers"; in terms of urban space, as one of China's six old industrial bases, Chongqing has abundant industrial assets; Chongqing's urban renewal and upgrading should be based on " The city background of the blend of mountains and rivers, the old industrial city, and the multiculturalism”, implement the new development concept, and promote the high-quality development of the city.

In Huang Yu's view, after several years of hard work, Chongqing's urban renewal practice has achieved initial results. First, Yuzhong District and Jiulongpo District were selected as 21 pilot cities for urban renewal across the country; second, Chongqing promoted urban renewal through urban physical examination, and established a set of policy and technical systems. The urban linkages and points led to the surface, forming a joint force to promote the renewal work; three It is a pilot demonstration project that is steadily advancing.

As of June 2022, there are 103 pilot demonstration projects for urban renewal in Chongqing, with a total investment of about 150 billion yuan, and some 45 projects have been put into operation. Waiting for a batch of influential projects.

Some urban renewal projects in the central city make a wonderful appearance

The "Report" showcases some of the ongoing or upcoming renovation projects in the central city, some of which are the first to reveal their renovation plans to the public.

For example, the renovation project in the Luzumiao area in Yuzhong District plans to invest 500 million yuan in total. It will use a combination of renovation and style enhancement to reshape the new image of the historical and cultural block in the Luzumiao area. An important carrier of traditional culture in Chongqing.

The planned total investment of the Dayeling (Sports Ring Road) urban renewal project in Yuzhong District is 300 million yuan. It will effectively connect the No. 2 Eling Factory and Datianwan Stadium, revitalize the idle building resources of the Hydrological Resources Survey Bureau in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chongqing, and reproduce what happened during the Anti-Japanese War. The story of the International Village, leading a healthy lifestyle through the renewal and reconstruction of the Sports Ring Road area.

The planned total investment of the Yeshuifang urban renewal project in Jiangbei District is 7 billion yuan. It will give full play to the core location advantage of the economic belt from the south of Guanyin Bridge to Beibin Road. Based on the memory of the old city, it will build film and television cultural tourism and Bayu cultural and creative experience consumption. Inject new vitality into the area.

The Chongqing Special Steel Plant Urban Renewal Project in Shapingba District has a planned total investment of 3.2 billion yuan. It will build a new frontier creative system with Ciqikou Ancient Town and the Special Steel Plant Area as the core, and build the 1491 International Creative Valley in Western China into a new highland for creative design in China. , a new landmark of Sichuan-Chongqing Bashu culture, a new window for international urban style, and a new business card for Chongqing’s landscape city.

There is still potential to be tapped in the future

The "Report" believes that there is still a lot of room and potential to be tapped for urban renewal in Chongqing, and there will be five trends in future renewal actions.

First, implement an organic renewal that focuses on preservation and protection and combines “retention, reform, demolition and addition”. In the urban renewal action of Chongqing, the inheritance and protection of history and culture and the emphasis on ecology will be further strengthened.

The second is to promote market-oriented renewal guided by the government and involving multiple parties. Chongqing will increase the research on the dynamic mechanism of urban renewal, further improve the ability of market entities to undertake social responsibilities, establish an expert database of urban renewal, and create a platform for international and domestic exchanges and cooperation in urban renewal.

Third, promote sustainable renewal with assets as the root and refined operations. Chongqing will widely attract social capital resources such as financial institutions, and promote the establishment of an integrated investment and financing model of “investment, finance, construction and transportation”. Urban renewal projects will present the coexistence of “sale + self-sustaining” and “long-term holding + long-term stable income”.

Fourth, form a functional update that is industry-oriented and enhances the energy level of business formats. Chongqing will promote industrial transformation and upgrading through urban renewal and promote high-quality development.

Fifth, focus on the activation and renewal of cultural empowerment and inheritance of urban context. Chongqing will pay more attention to inheriting the urban context in the process of urban renewal, adhere to the combination of overall protection and revitalization and utilization, promote the protection and repair of historical and cultural blocks, and preserve memory for the city. Editor / Xu Shengpeng