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Not only can it be used for hiking, jogging, cycling, but it can also become a stunning background for daily check-in. It is unknown when urban greenways have become a part of people's lives. Let's take a look at the data: The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development that as of now, more than 90000 kilometers of urban greenways have been built nationwide. In recent years, the construction of urban greenways has been accelerating. So, what kind of road is considered an urban greenway? How to build urban greenways? What should we do after completion? What development concepts are reflected in the accelerated construction of urban greenways?

What kind of road is considered a city greenway? According to the planning and design guidelines issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, "greenways" are corridors that are based on natural elements and connect green open spaces such as urban and rural recreation and leisure. They mainly focus on recreation and fitness, and also have functions such as green travel and biological migration for citizens.

So, how can functional features such as cycling, jogging, and scenic views be realized in cities where land is precious? One of the keywords is "string". How do greenways connect the natural landscape and culture of the city? How to build urban greenways specifically? Let's take a look at the practices in Beijing and Qingdao.

How to build a city greenway that allows for cycling, jogging, and scenic views?

How to make greenways better serve travel? At the beginning of greenway construction, Beijing focused on integrating greenways with the surrounding areas through planning. Not long ago, the project proposal for a 39 kilometer greenway in Beijing was approved by the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission. This upcoming greenway will connect approximately 320 residential areas, 4 industrial parks, and 7 parks and green spaces along the route.

At present, Beijing has built greenways with a total length of about 821 kilometers, including about 210 kilometers in the central urban area. With the continuous extension of new construction and renovation mileage, greenways are gradually connected into a network, and then connected into a patch. More citizens can relax, exercise, travel on them, and enjoy the fresh greenery at their doorstep.

In Jimo, Qingdao, since the construction of the riverside green space near the home of citizen Liu Chengcheng, she has switched from driving to commuting to cycling, not only shortening the time on the road, but also enjoying the beautiful scenery of all seasons along the way.

Mohe Park is the largest open park in the central urban area of Jimo, aiming to provide citizens with a good "green" experience at their doorstep. Based on the comprehensive improvement project of the Ink River and Longquan River, the local area has simultaneously planned and constructed about 40 kilometers of greenways along the river, ensuring the continuous upgrading of "green welfare".

Wang Yuting from the Municipal and Landscape Environmental Sanitation Service Center in Jimo District, Qingdao: This 40 kilometer riverside greenway integrates functional areas such as sports, leisure tourism, and transportation on the basis of the original pedestrian path. It not only connects the park and the riverbank, but also connects the green passage at the doorstep of citizens.

How to manage urban greenways by connecting service networks?

The appearance of urban greenways is only one aspect, but in order to achieve important functions such as fun and user-friendly, cultural heritage, and ensuring urban ecological security, efforts need to be made in management. So, how can urban greenways connect various public service points? How to manage the urban greenway after construction? Let's take a look at the exploration in Xuzhou, Jiangsu and Chengdu, Sichuan.

In Xuzhou, Jiangsu, the recently fully opened Heping Road Greenway is the first greenway in the main urban area. At the beginning of the renovation, the local government established the principle of adding or renovating small venues and integrating large scenes, in order to build a leisure, experiential, and fitness oriented urban green corridor space for citizens.

Li Rui, Deputy Director of the Landscape Department of Yunlong District, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province: According to the principle of "light decoration, heavy decoration", the Heping Road Greenway is graded with supporting public service facilities and activity spaces, integrating urban greenways with daily life and meeting the needs of residents of all ages.

In Chengdu, Sichuan, more than 6500 kilometers of greenways have been built at all levels, with over 1500 parks scattered throughout the city, and over 3500 cultural and tourism facilities and technological facilities implanted. In recent years, relying on green resources and open spaces such as greenways and parks, Chengdu has coordinated the layout of over 1700 cultural, sports, tourism, and commercial facilities, comprehensively improving the services of 42 commercial districts and 63 characteristic commercial blocks. Under the connection of greenways, cities become parks, and parks become homes. Stores, bookstores, flower shops, and cafes are distributed between greenways, providing citizens with more and better services.

At present, Chengdu city has planned and formed a regional, urban, and community level greenway system with the concept of "scenic, landscape, accessible, and participatory". With the help of these greenways, various departments actively promote the construction of various basic public service facilities, organically connecting existing cultural, educational, medical, sports and other urban and rural public service points, accelerating the construction of a "15 minute basic public service circle", allowing green not only to be spread at the doorstep, but also to provide more types of services for surrounding residents.

Zhang Wenli, Management Engineer of the Chief Engineer Office of Tianfu Greenway Group: The ecological zone around the city has been connected to a 100 kilometer first level greenway along the ring road, with nearly 400 various sports venues and more than 100 cultural facilities built. Our greenway is open and multifunctional, and we also collaborate with schools, communities, and public welfare organizations on a daily basis, organizing many convenient and public welfare activities.

Greenway "New Space" creates new scenarios for diversified tourism consumption

In addition to being visually appealing and fun, various regions continue to connect cities and surrounding villages through greenway construction, coordinate the development of cultural, sports, tourism, commerce, and agriculture, and create more attractive, influential, and competitive new scenes for life and consumption.

The Yong'an Creek Greenway in Xianju County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province is like a green ribbon, tightly nestled against the Yong'an Creek, forming a unique scenery that complements each other. It passes through six streets and towns, connecting 103 landscape nodes such as the Shenxianju Scenic Area, Gaoqian Ancient Residence, Danzhu Primitive Forest, and Tongjiang Academy. Around this greenway, local facilities such as large and small post stations, fast catering services, and cruise docks have been built, not only improving the tourist experience but also creating new scenes of diversified tourism consumption.

Hu Junhui, a merchant from Xianju County, Taizhou, Zhejiang: We went from one store to three stores, and the fourth store is already undergoing renovation and will soon open. My personal experience is that with more tourists, there are also more guests dining in our restaurant, which is a significant benefit for us.

In addition, around the construction of greenways, the local area actively expands various sports and fitness events, launching a series of sports events such as the National Cycling Greenway, Green Yong'an Creek Vitality Rainbow Run, Greenway International Marathon, etc., attracting marathon enthusiasts and cycling enthusiasts from all over the country to experience ecological charm in the scenery of mountains, rivers, and countryside, and creating new sports consumption scenes.

Not only in Zhejiang, but in recent years, various regions have focused on the demand for nearby fitness among citizens, utilizing park green spaces, urban surplus space, and "golden corners and silver edges" to continuously build and renovate a number of sports parks, creating new scenarios for various types of sports consumption.

Wang Xueli, Director of the Sports Industry Development Research Center at Tsinghua University: The emergence of a new sports space like the greenway can indeed drive the development of many of our sports industries, such as our sports+tourism. Our country's urban greenways have already begun relevant attempts, such as urban marathons, bicycles, jogging, fitness runs, and so on. As far as I know, there are probably more than a dozen such events.

What development concepts are reflected in the acceleration of greenway construction?

In recent years, the construction of urban greenways has been accelerating. As of the end of 2018, a total of 56000 kilometers of greenways were constructed nationwide, and so far, this number has reached over 90000 kilometers. The "14th Five Year Plan for National Urban Infrastructure Construction" jointly released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development and the National Development and Reform Commission shows that during the "14th Five Year Plan" period, it is expected that approximately 20000 kilometers of greenways will be added or renovated nationwide. The goal is to achieve a greenway length of at least 1 kilometer per 10000 people in the city by the end of 2025. What development concepts are revealed by the accelerating construction of urban greenways? Let's listen to the interpretation of Associate Professor Hao Dong from the Central Party School.