Beijing spends US$20 mln on adding elevators in old communities
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Beijing is estimated to spend a total of 130 million yuan (about US$20 million) from fiscal funds this year to add new elevators in its old and dilapidated communities. In addition, the city will advance the reconstruction or demolition of poor residential buildings while sparing land for green development, infrastructure and public service facilities.
The Beijing municipal government has selected 10 communities in the six major districts and the subsidiary administrative center as the pilot zones for the comprehensive renovation of old residential areas. Based on popular feedback, Sui Zhenjiang, vice mayor of Beijing, said they will focus on adding new elevators and parking spaces. For the latter, constructors will receive a subsidy of 5,000 yuan for a newly built parking spot, 20,000 yuan for a unit at multi-story space and 50,000 yuan for a spot in underground space.
With respect to adding elevators, 72 new elevators have been installed and put into service up to now, and 245 are under construction. Beijing will add and put into operation another 130 elevators by the end of the year, and aim for over 1,000 new elevators by 2020.
Going forward, the city will identify residents' needs at all the old residential communities, and deal with dilapidated and illegal buildings, hole-in-the-wall stores, overcrowded house renting, illegal usage of underground space and disorderly overhead wires. The city will also improve its earthquake-proof and energy-saving facilities, municipal infrastructure, parking space, elevators, public service facilities, management system and information technology application in all the old communities, as well as regulate their self-management, property management and usage of underground space.
The city will also demolish and reconstruct substandard residential buildings, or remove residents and spare land for green space, infrastructure and public facilities. Additionally, professional property management will be introduced into old communities, and legislation for the comprehensive improvement of old communities will be advanced.
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