4. Public transportation
Open a further 10 bus lines and add 150 clean energy buses. Launch 500 comprehensive self-service terminals for citizen cards. Build a cloud service platform for Wuxi Metro.
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| A hundred of clean energy buses has been put into use in the past year. [Photo/wxrb.com] |
5. Upgrade infrastructure
Complete the replacement of 50 kilometers of old water pipes. Refit 3,000 residency water meters and add 50,000 natural gas residential users.
6. Revive agricultural markets
Set up a new agricultural market and renovate a further eight. Build an integrated management platform for the city’s agricultural markets. Develop a smart online network documenting the food quality of the city’s agricultural markets.
7. Renovate old residences
Complete the renovation of old residential districts covering a total area of 2,200,000 square meters, including 500,000 square meters of dilapidated buildings. Increase urban green areas of 2,000,000 square meters. Rebuild 15 environmental sanitation public toilets in the city.
8. Smart city
Apply smart technologies to various fields in the city, including food and drug safety, elevator safety, fire equipment management, express supervision. Build IoT smart parking lots and a basis for smart house safety.
9. Cultural and medical services
Complete construction of more than 150 multifunctional cultural service centers. Upgrade the Wuxi New Sports Center and build smart venues. Put New Xishan District People’s Hospital and Xinrui Hospital into operation and complete the construction of the new Wuxi No. 4 People’s Hospital. Supply AED (Automated External Defibrillator) in large public places such as the railway station, central bus station, airport and scenic spots.
10. Education
Build seven kindergartens and expand 16 previously existing ones. Build 17 compulsory education schools and expand 16 old ones. Complete the first phase of Binjiang College of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and recruit students.
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| Boston International School opens in Wuxi New District.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
If the plans released are anything to go by, Wuxi residents have a wide range of reasons to be excited about the coming year.
