In recent years, "youth development-oriented city", "youth-friendly city" and "youth vitality city" are becoming new hot words for urban development.
According to incomplete statistics from the China Youth Research Center, 87 prefecture-level cities have clearly put forward such concepts.
Among them, Shandong Province, Jiangxi Province, Zhejiang Province, Guizhou Province, etc. also proposed to build youth friendly provinces.
"The youth development-oriented city is slowly changing from a concept to a practice," said Guo Yuankai, head of the Youth Development Institute of the China Youth Research Center.
What kind of city can be regarded as a youth development city?
How to build a youth development-oriented city?
In the "Face to Face" program launched by China Youth Daily, Guo Yuankai of the China Youth Research Center, Zhao Siwei, director of the Youth Development and Rights Protection Department of the Haidian District Committee of the Beijing Youth League, Chang Kai, the representative of Beijing Takeaway Brother, and the Street Dance Committee of the Chinese Dancers Association Deputy Secretary-General Dong Jianyong exchanged views on this topic.
Guo Yuankai believes that the concept of building a youth development-oriented city proposed by various places reflects that the concept of giving priority to the development of youth is gradually being implemented, and youth development is also becoming a focus of attention of the party and government departments.
"Building a youth development-oriented city is conducive to promoting the implementation of the "Mid- and Long-Term Youth Development Plan (2016-2025)" in the city. Building a youth development-oriented city also reflects the improvement of local governance capabilities in the field of youth development and the modernization of governance systems. "He said.
What kind of cities are youth friendly?
"Youth development-oriented cities must first meet the basic interests of young people." Guo Yuankai said.
According to the online survey data of "One Minute Chat about 'Youth Ideal Cities'" conducted by China Youth Research Center, the top five focus of youth ideal cities are beautiful urban environment, strong cultural atmosphere, sufficient and convenient employment opportunities, and educational resources. Balanced and adequate, housing prices and rents affordable.
"From the definition of youth in the "Medium and Long-term Youth Development Plan (2016-2025)", the age of 14-35 covers a wide range, and the difficulties faced by each group at each stage are not the same. The main problem is that it can be considered a youth development-oriented city," he added.
In November 2021, the China Youth Research Center conducted a survey on youth development-oriented cities. The results of the survey showed that most young people identify themselves as city builders and owners of urban development achievements.
"78% of youth think they are city builders."
In Guo Yuankai's view, cities should provide a platform to help young people participate in social governance and urban construction, and improve their contribution to urban development.
外卖小哥常凯感受到了城市向他传递出来的友好。
2018年10月，常凯来到北京加入外卖行业。起初他的想法就是“挣点钱后回家做小买卖”。可如今，他已经喜欢上这座城市，他说他和这座城市的关系，是一场“双向奔赴”。
对常凯而言，这并不是一句空话，而是他和伙伴们真真切切的感受。
在他的视野里，最近几年，外卖骑手在北京逐渐受到关注。不少党群活动中心、社区青年汇都为他们提供了歇脚、喝水的地方。通过共青团组织的新兴青年社会参与和融入活动，他们也感受到“我也是北京一员，也能参与到城市社会治理中”。在工作中，常凯经常利用走街串巷的机会，参与团北京市委发起的随手拍活动，将社区街道的不文明或不安全行为及时上报相关部门。
参与其中的常凯，觉得自己是这个城市的“主人”。
郭元凯介绍，最新调查显示，新兴青年群体结构、群体特征都发生了变化。“如今，依托互联网平台，从事新经济业态的有8400万人，其中70%以上是青年，80后、90后、00后占据主体。”
同时，从青年群体的业态分布上，青年经济的发展链条逐渐延长。“以外卖平台为例，除了骑手之外，还有线路规划师等群体支撑发展。现在新业态与整个经济结构是密切相关的。”郭元凯说。
他认为，新兴青年群体也发挥了社会治理参与者的作用。“他们已经从旁观者逐渐过渡到参与者，我们可以把像常凯一样的新兴青年称作是社区治理的毛细血管。”
而在北京市海淀区，对于这些青年的关注是一项项实实在在的行动。
据赵思维介绍，海淀区2021年开展了关爱新业态就业青年群体，依托贝壳找房、链家门店等，打造了专门服务快递小哥的小哥加油站，除了生活上帮助和保障外，团海淀区委还借助各项活动加强对新兴青年群体的思想引导，通过各种活动凝聚引领青年。
“青年发展型城市不只是为特定群体打造，它是普惠性政策，只有这样才能让所有青年都感受到城市温度，感受到党的关心。”郭元凯补充说。
在街舞青年代表董建勇看来，对青年友好应该是能帮助青年在城市中更好地生活发展，找到自己的归属和事业。
在他所从事的街舞行业中，很多从业者都是青年舞者，缺乏对企业机构管理、宣传、运营、维护的经验。
而这个群体早已走进了共青团的“朋友圈”。对于他们所面临的这些问题，各地团组织也会组织专业的投资、管理培训，帮助创业青年规划发展路径，“不一定每个人都能成功，但真能帮助很多人学习和进步，大家能感受到城市更温暖，通过活动也展现出城市的关怀，对青年的关注，让青年找到归属感。”他说。
谈起帮扶创业青年，赵思维现场“安利”起了海淀区的创业政策。为了帮助海淀青年，团海淀区委围绕海淀区的中心定位打造了中关村U30服务创新创业比赛，同时设置配套的扶持政策，加强政策引导、资源对接，全方位服务创业青年，“近年累计发掘和培养5000多名青年创业者。”
此外，2021年，海淀区还编制了《海淀区“十四五”时期青少年发展规划》，目的就是要打造海淀区的青少年友好型发展城区，“希望，从上学开始，就能感受到海淀的温度，一直到毕业和就业，都能感受到海淀的贴心服务。”
为了推动《中长期青年发展规划(2016-2025年)》落地实施，2018年，海淀区就建立了海淀区青年工作联席会议制度，形成了区委领导、政府负责、共青团协调、各方共管的制度。2021年，海淀区还探索建立了街镇级青年工作联席会议制度，形成了市、区、街镇三级青年议事机制。
董建勇经历了走进团团“朋友圈”的过程。
2019年，在团北京市委的支持下，成立了北京街舞行业团工委，把北京200多家街舞相关机构整合起来。通过与普通青年接触，董建勇发现，很多时候青年诉求并不一定都是利己的，“青年有自己的社会责任，希望体现正能量的一面，组织建立可以帮助青年完成这方面的诉求，这对城市和青年人群是很大的帮助。”
为此，北京街舞行业团工委制定专门制度，成立志愿服务队，广泛参与到地方疫情防控、疫苗接种等工作中，在工作中享受到社会参与感与获得感。
Chang Kai added that in order to help young people, many couriers and takeaway riders have also been included as members of the Youth Federation in recent years.
"Our expectations for the city are simple, to deliver every order in a down-to-earth manner, and to have a found and reliable organization when needed," he said.
In Guo Yuankai's view, building a youth development-oriented city is to make young people feel the warmth of home.
"If the youth can feel that the city is the home he wants to settle in, this is already the highest evaluation of a friendly city."
China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily reporter Yang Baoguang and Du Yimeng