Looking at the concept of a people-centered city through the changes in a residential community over time
Renovating old residential communities to improve living quality, Shanghai’s Citizens’ New Village is renewed, bearing witness to the results of urban renewal Asking the people what they need, what they think, and how they evaluate it, unlocking a new experience of a modern people-centered city
On July 15, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the Citizens' New Village residential community on Bansongyuan Road Subdistrict in Huangpu District, Shanghai, focusing on the results of renovation in old residential compounds and community governance.
The article uses the changes in Citizens' New Village as an example to introduce how, after renovation, the living conditions, supporting services, and daily convenience of the narrow, lightpanel housing have all been significantly improved. The community has added separate kitchens and bathrooms, installed elevators, and set up fresh produce directsupply points, reflecting how urban renewal is increasingly being carried out around residents' daily needs.
The article points out that urban construction must uphold a peoplecentered approach and ensure that needs are asked of the people, ideas are sought from the people, and results are evaluated by the people. As China's urban development enters a stage of improving quality and efficiency in existing stock, the renovation of old residential compounds, the upgrading of property management services, and Partybuildingled community governance have become important components in advancing the construction of a modern people's city.