The new master plan of Ho Chi Minh City opens up opportunities for infrastructure development and long-term construction.
Ho Chi Minh City is building a master plan with a 100-year vision, aiming to become a modern, internationally competitive city that brings an increasingly high quality of life to its people. This is not only an economic development direction but also a strategy to shape a sustainable living space for many future generations.
People at the Center of Planning
Opinions at the seminar on Ho Chi Minh City's planning all agreed that the highest goal of the planning is to improve the quality of life of the people. Among them, access to housing, education, healthcare, transportation, and essential public services must be guaranteed equally across all areas.
Future urban planning does not only focus on expanding construction areas but also aims to build a comfortable, safe, and sustainable living environment, meeting the needs of a growing population.
Multi-Center Urban Development
One of the prominent directions proposed is to shift from a model focused on the existing central area to a multi-center urban model.
Accordingly, new development areas will be invested synchronously in infrastructure, services, and jobs to reduce pressure on the inner city, while creating new growth momentum for the entire city. This model is expected to help solve problems of traffic jams, infrastructure overload, and unreasonable population distribution.
Public Transport Plays the Backbone Role
Expert opinions suggest that the public transport system, especially the metro network, needs to become the main development axis of the city in the future.
Along with expanding metro lines, the city needs to promote the transit-oriented development (TOD) model, enhancing connections between the metro, buses, railways, seaports, and airports. This is considered an important solution to reduce dependence on personal vehicles and improve urban operation efficiency.
Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Development
In the context of climate change strongly affecting coastal cities, Ho Chi Minh City's planning is oriented to integrate flood prevention solutions, water resource management, green space expansion, and high-resilience infrastructure development.
At the same time, criteria for green development, emission reduction, and efficient resource use are also considered the foundation for building a sustainably developing city in the long term.
New Momentum for Infrastructure and Construction Development
With a long-term vision, Ho Chi Minh City's planning is expected to create huge demand for investments in transport infrastructure, new urban areas, public works, logistics systems, and large-scale urban development projects.
This is considered an important driving force to promote the construction, construction materials, and technical infrastructure industries to develop in the coming decades, while opening up participation opportunities for businesses in the construction supply chain.
Prominent Trends
Ho Chi Minh City's 100-year vision planning shows a modern urban development trend that puts people at the center, public transport as the driving force, and sustainable development as the foundation. This is not only a direction for the city's future but also an important basis to shape infrastructure investment and urban development programs in the coming period.
(Source: Tuoi Tre)
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