In response to Da Nang’s “Year for Culture and Urban Civilisation” programme, importance has been attached to ensuring the aesthetics of the local urban landscape by ensuring that there is more clear space on pavements for pedestrians.

In Hai Chau District, most of the pavement order violations are for disorderly parking of vehicles on pavements and illegally placing tables and chairs on them for the purpose of trade.

Encroachment of trading activities onto the pavement of a local street

Last year, 6,659 violators in the district were reminded about complying with pavement regulations and they were also asked to sign a commitment that they will not repeat their violations, whilst over 2.1 billion VND in fines was imposed in a total of 5,978 cases.  In addition, 21 wandering vendors were fined for using their motorbikes, bicycles or vending carts to sell goods on roadways.

Also last year, Thanh Khe District’s urban order management team successfully concluded 67 violations along Dien Bien Phu Street.  In total, 36 motorcycles, 32 billboards, 7 parasols, 11 sets of tables and chairs, and 2 stalls selling goods were seized, all for being disorderly placed on pavements.  Meanwhile, fines totalling over 71 million VND were imposed on 371 violators along Ha Huy Tap Street.

Fewer pavement encroachment cases were reported in Cam Le District last year as compared with other local districts.  Most of the violations were attributed to the ineffective publicising of the pavement regulations to local residents and a lack of supervision by urban order management forces on some streets.

In an effort to ensure clearer space on pavements for pedestrians, more effective measures need to be taken to uphold a sense of responsibility amongst local relevant agencies and political organisations, as well as raise local's awareness of keeping pavement order.