The central axis of Beijing starts from the Bell and Drum Tower in the north, extends to Yongdingmen in the south, runs through the north and south of the old city of Beijing, with a total length of 7.8 kilometers, and 15 important historical and cultural heritages are distributed along the line, with dense tourist attractions, rich historical monuments and concentrated traffic attraction.
In order to fully ensure the success of the Central Axis World Heritage Application, the traffic management department focused on the important nodes along the Bell and Drum Tower, Wanning Bridge, Temple of Heaven Park, etc., effectively improved the urban road space through "minor surgery and micro transformation", and added color to the "magnificent central axis order" with the optimal traffic order, realizing the "double promotion and double promotion" of traffic governance and cultural relics protection.
· Implement the diversion of people and vehicles, and standardize the traffic order of the drum tower
Located at the northernmost end of the central axis, the Bell and Drum Tower undertook the function of urban timekeeping and time telling in the Ming and Qing dynasties, witnessing the traditional lifestyle of ancient China, and has become a popular Internet celebrity check-in place in recent years due to its unique architectural form. The intersection of Gulou Road is close to Nanluoguxiang, Yandai Xiejie and other scenic spots, and tourists often occupy non-motorized lanes to take pictures during peak tourism, and the interweaving of people and vehicles causes great safety hazards. In order to effectively improve the traffic environment, the traffic management department comprehensively considers factors such as tourism experience, traffic order, and safety environment, and effectively curbs the phenomenon of occupying the road and improving the comfort of sightseeing through measures such as zebra crossing translation, high guardrail diversion, and expansion of sidewalk space. According to statistics, after the optimization, the congestion index of Gulou intersection decreased by 23%, and the number of 12,345 complaints decreased by 57%, which was positively reported by many media and widely praised by the public.
Translate the crosswalk
Implement canalization of intersections
Before governance
Post-governance
· Reasonable load limit and burden reduction, and promote the protection of cultural relics of Wanning Bridge
Wanning Bridge is located in the middle of Di'anmen Outer Street, crossing the Yuhe River waterway from north to south, as the oldest bridge in use on the central axis, the bearing pressure is large, the cultural preservation state is poor, and there are potential safety hazards. The traffic management department, in conjunction with the Cultural Relics Bureau, the Transportation Commission and other units, investigated and demonstrated the bridge load, road network structure and traffic flow direction, and scientifically formulated the traffic management measures of "Di'anmen Outer Street (the section from Di'anmen West Street to Gulou West Street), except for 7 (inclusive) passenger cars and buses, other motor vehicles are prohibited from passing", and simultaneously complete the setting of remote prohibition signs. Since the implementation of the ban, the cross-sectional motor vehicle flow has decreased by 7%, effectively avoiding the impact and damage of large vehicles on the bridge, and at the same time considering the daily travel of surrounding residents, allowing small cars and buses to pass, and using the surrounding road network to reasonably divert traffic to ensure smooth road traffic.
After the Wanning Bridge was prohibited
· Vacate the parking space and improve the order and environment around the Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is located on the southeast side of Beijing's central axis, and is the largest and most well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty royal worship complex in China. For a long time, the "Royal Road" at the south gate of the Temple of Heaven has been closed as a parking lot, and the entry and exit of vehicles not only affects the surrounding traffic order, but also is not conducive to the overall protection of the "Royal Road". The traffic management department actively promotes the local government to cancel the "Royal Road" parking lot at the south gate of the Temple of Heaven, and sets up trail blocking facilities on both sides of the south gate of the park to prevent motor vehicles from occupying the sidewalk for parking, effectively eliminating the problems of intertwining people and vehicles at the south gate of the park and parking overflow. Open up space at the east gate and north gate of the park for non-motorized vehicle parking, and effectively regulate the order of non-motorized vehicle parking. After the transformation, it not only expands the pedestrian passage space, but also adds cultural relics protection masterpieces to the central axis after it is declared a World Heritage Site, which has been widely praised by the management of the scenic spot and all walks of life.
Comparison of the "Royal Road" before and after the cleaning of the parking lot at the south gate of the park
Comparison of the south gate of the park before and after the treatment
· Improve the slow traffic system and connect the royal road of the South Central Axis
Located between Zhengyangmen and Yongdingmen, the central royal road in the southern section of the central axis of Beijing is the only way for the royal ceremonial activities of the Ming and Qing dynasties, witnessing the Chinese etiquette culture that continues to this day on the central axis. Due to the discontinuity between the South Central Axis and the central royal road at the three intersections of Yongan Road, Beiwei Road and Nanwei Road, pedestrians need to detour the outer trail at the intersection and wait for three traffic lights to reach the other end of the royal road, which affects the daily traffic of the public. The traffic management department, together with the World Heritage Application Office, the Urban Management Committee and the local government, has conducted many field surveys and scientific demonstrations to form an optimization and improvement plan, and has implemented pedestrian crossings in the north-south direction of the three intersections, and added pedestrian crossing light control facilities to realize the north-south connection of the central royal road, making full preparations for the application of the central axis for the World Heritage List, and at the same time ensuring the safety and continuity of the slow traffic system of the south central axis, and improving the quality of the public's walking experience.
Before governance
Post-governance
(Source: Beijing Traffic Police)