In the subtleties, highlight the quality of the city. Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Greening focuses on solving the problems of insufficient number, uneven distribution and poor maintenance of seats in some public green spaces, so that the masses "can't sit down" and "don't want to sit", organizes and carries out the optimization and upgrading of rest seats, scientifically sets up seats in new renovation projects and existing green spaces, reasonably increases seats, improves the long-term management mechanism, and creates a more comfortable and high-quality rest environment, so that the masses can sit and sit comfortably.
"Three ones", clear goals
The new and renovation projects of public seats will be included in the important content of the city's urban greening work in 2023, and the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Optimization and Improvement of Leisure Seats in Public Green Spaces" will be issued to guide all localities to upgrade and upgrade leisure seats in combination with urban greening, and clarify the "three ones" goal, that is, to add a new batch of public space rest seats in the city, optimize the layout and distribution of a number of rest seats, and improve the functional quality of a number of rest seats. Combined with the needs of the masses, all localities have determined that 4,040 new and renovated leisure seats will be added and renovated in 2023, involving 170 projects such as road greening, waterfront greening, urban parks, and pocket parks.
"Three insistences", adapt measures to local conditions
Adhere to the problem-oriented, through discussions, exchanges, visits and research, etc., widely solicit the needs of the residents, and actively solve the problems of "too many people can't find a place to sit" and "can't sit down on the cold metal bench surface". For example, in Wujiang District, in the construction of pocket parks around the Mingquan Campus of Huagang Yingchun Primary School, considering the needs of parents who pick up and drop off students need to stay and rest for a short time, a "fishing net" type shade shelter is built above the seats. Adhere to the expansion of service functions, integrate the new construction and renovation of rest seats into the renovation and upgrading of old urban communities and the construction of pocket parks, and expand composite functions such as scenery and recreation. For example, Chengxiang Town, Taicang City, is equipped with stone tables and chairs, landscape corridors and leisure seats in the construction of the private amusement park to create a new space for recreation for the residents of the surrounding old communities. Adhere to highlighting local characteristics, comprehensively consider child-friendly, age-appropriate, and barrier-free construction, and carry out innovative design from the aspects of shape, material, and structure. For example, Gusu District combines regional characteristics such as urban greening, streets, alleys, corridors and pavilions, and successively adds beautiful and practical rest seats along the main and secondary roads, highlighting the characteristics of the ancient city.
"Three strengthening", optimization and upgrading
As of the end of December last year, the annual goal of adding and renovating leisure seats has been exceeded, providing more urban green public space for the masses to stay and rest. Strengthen long-term management, establish and improve the maintenance and management mechanism of public green space rest seats, clarify the responsibilities of management units and daily inspection measures, and timely repair and update seats that are damaged and aging, have a poor sense of use, and are not in harmony with the environment, so as to put an end to loss of management and maintenance. Strengthen overall planning, continue to promote the optimization and upgrading of the city's public green space rest seats, and plan to complete 2,000 new and renovated tasks in 2024, continuously improve the rest environment of urban public green spaces, and create a warm city where "you can sit down".
(Source: Suzhou Garden Official WeChat)