3,958 streets and alleys in Beijing have been upgraded with a new look. In 2021, the satisfaction rate of citizens' satisfaction with the improvement of back streets and alleys will reach 95.6%; this year, comprehensive environmental management in 17 areas will be launched.
Summer is the most beautiful season in Wenhua Hutong, Xicheng District.
The trees in the hutong grow luxuriantly, and the huge canopy makes people feel cooler.
Outside the courtyards in Beijing with blue bricks and gray tiles, the neighbors are living in the shade of the trees.
Wenhua Hutong is the former residence of Comrade Li Dazhao. The couplet on the wall at the entrance of the hutong, "Iron shoulders bear morality, and clever hands write articles" highlights the "red genes" here.
In 2017, Beijing launched the management of back streets and alleys, and Wenhua Hutong officially became a microcosm of it.
In the past five years, a total of 3,958 back streets and alleys in Beijing have been renovated. Vehicles that used to be parked indiscriminately have found new "homes", the roads with potholes and potholes have been filled up, and there are no illegal constructions. There are more flower beds and flower boxes in the alleys. ... A series of control measures have calmed down the noisy and messy hutongs and made them more beautiful.
The old hutong has turned into an Internet celebrity "punch-in place"
Wenhua Hutong is located in the cultural essence area of Nannao Shikou. It is one of the 13 cultural essence areas delineated by the "Beijing Urban Master Plan (2016-2035)". Courtyard No. 24 is the former residence of Comrade Li Dazhao.
Wenhua Hutong starts from Naoshikou Middle Street in the west and ends at Wenchang Hutong in the north, with a total length of only about 300 meters and a width of about 5 meters.
In Wenhua Hutong in summer, the trees shade the sun.
Mr. Mi You has lived in Wenhua Hutong for more than 40 years. The old man said: "We have many trees here and it is cool. In summer, the temperature in the Hutong can be three or four degrees Celsius lower than that on the street."
The old man took the reporter into his small courtyard. The courtyard was clean and neat. The old man liked to grow flowers, and the flowers bloomed on the small flower stand.
Speaking of the changes in Wenhua Hutong, the old man was delighted, "Now that the environment of our Hutong is better, we can open the door and see the scene, and the old neighbors are very satisfied."
The Jinger mentioned by the old man is the "Internet celebrity wall" at the entrance of the Hutong. The wall is engraved with the couplet of "Iron shoulders bear morality, and clever hands lead to articles". This is the embodiment of Wenhua Hutong's "red gene" and attracts many young people. People come to punch cards and take pictures.
On the online platform, netizens have uploaded a lot of photos about Wenhua Hutong, not only this one facing the connecting wall, the former residence of Comrade Li Dazhao, but also the quiet and full of the ancient capital charm of the hutong panorama.
Today, the changes in Wenhua Hutong are giving residents a thumbs up.
However, five years ago, like many back streets and alleys, there were serious private constructions in Wenhua Hutong. Coal sheds were everywhere, and the clothes drying poles of each household were "picked" outside the courtyard. Bicycles, motorcycles, and cars were mixed. , parking disorder, parking difficulties troubled residents, overhead lines messy and other problems emerge in an endless stream.
Mr. Mi You recalled: "At that time, there were cars coming and going from the alley to the evening, and the elderly felt particularly unsafe to go out." In addition, the "triple jump" of some courtyards was distressing to the residents.
The so-called "triple jump" means that the road surface is higher than the hutong, the hutong road is higher than the yard, and the yard road is higher than the house.
Mr. Miyou said, "Every time it rains heavily, the rainwater pours into the courtyard."
Many years ago, Changchun East Street was also a back alley that "suffered" from "urban diseases".
A number of small merchants made holes in the walls to sell pancakes and clothing, and set up stalls to sell fruits.
Cars were parked on both sides of the street, and some residents installed floor locks, or used old tricycles and bicycles to tie up parking spaces to the roadside.
There is an elementary school on the east side of the street. Parents pick up and drop off their children when they go to and from school. Due to the chaos of parking, shops occupy the road and the street is very congested.
Two rounds of "three-year action" to create a batch of the most beautiful streets
The change of back alleys started in 2017.
That year, Beijing launched a three-year (2017-2019) action to improve the environment of the back streets and alleys in the core area of the capital.
Including Wenhua Hutong, Changchun East Street, Xizongbu Hu and many other back streets and alleys are included in the scope of governance.
Chen Zhijuan, deputy director of the Remediation Office of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management, said: "Back streets and alleys are both 'lizi' and 'face'.
In the first "examination" of the governance of the back streets and alleys, Beijing achieved good "results".
By the end of the first three-year operation in 2019, all 200 demonstration back streets and alleys in the core area have been completed, including 100 in Dongcheng District and 100 in Xicheng District.
The focus of this stage of governance is to dismantle illegal constructions, control wall openings, implement overhead lines into the ground, renovate facades, standardize billboards, repair road surfaces, improve public service facilities, control "zombie cars", and clean up dirt and chaos. , greening and beautification and other 10 aspects, through the above-mentioned governance, the environment of the back streets and alleys has been improved as a whole.
In 2020, Beijing launched a new round of "three-year action to refine and improve the environment of back streets and alleys".
It is worth noting that, unlike the first "three-year action", the word "fine" has been added to the "examination" of this round.
Chen Zhijuan said: "We have compiled the "Guidelines for the Design and Management of Environmental Remediation and Improvement of Back Streets and Alleys". From the aspects of color, temperament, style, texture, etc., there are ten categories of building facades, municipal facilities, urban furniture, etc. The 36 elements clearly regulate the management and control standards.”
In the process of improving the governance of back streets and alleys, each hutong showed different styles.
Taking Wenhua Hutong as an example, the former residence of Li Dazhao in No. 24 courtyard is used as the core to create red cultural elements, and many red historical and cultural signs have been added on the walls on both sides of the hutong.
All illegal constructions in the hutongs were demolished, flower beds were added, the facades of buildings were repaired, the power boxes and outdoor units of the air conditioners were equipped with hollow carved covers with a unified style, and retro window frames were installed outside the windows.
In 2021, Dongcheng District will start to promote the comprehensive environmental improvement of the Honglou area of Peking University, continuously promote the environmental improvement of 11 back streets and alleys in the Wangfujing area, and implement the environmental control of 43 beautiful courtyards.
The Tianqiao area has been applied for World Heritage around the central axis, and the renovation of underground pipeline rain and sewage diversion, building repairs and landscape enhancements have been carried out.
Tongzhou District focuses on the management and control of the "three temples and one tower" area, and promotes the environmental management of the back streets and alleys in Xihaizi and Fuxingli areas as well as the comprehensive renovation of old communities, so as to achieve the overall improvement of the regional environment.
Statistics from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management show that in the past five years, the environment of 3,958 back streets and alleys in Beijing has been improved as a whole. The civilized streets and alleys with the style and the charm of the ancient capital are newly unveiled.
"Small Court Council" Improves the Level of Refinement of Community Governance
The management of back streets and alleys not only makes the old hutongs look new, but more importantly, allows the residents to get real benefits.
Therefore, in the process of governance, the opinions of residents are particularly important.
In the governance of the back streets and alleys in Dongcheng District, the "Small Court Chamber" has become an indispensable platform for residents to negotiate and discuss.
Caochang Sitiao No. 44 has a "small courtyard conference hall" of about 20 square meters. It has been 10 years since its establishment in 2012.
"We solicited the opinions of the residents and communicated them to the community party committee in a timely manner. The community party committee reported the problem to the street. After the problem was resolved, we would give feedback to the residents." said Li Caixian, the "director" of the small court council.
Such a council hall not only gives residents a stronger sense of participation, but also improves the level of refinement of community governance and services, ranging from how to set up the drying space in the yard, as large as "coal to electricity", overhead lines entering Land, toilet renovation, these are the contents of the "Small Court Council" negotiation.
In Xicheng District, residents' opinions are also an important aspect in the governance of back streets and alleys.
Liu Yang, Section Chief of the Urban Management Office of Financial Street Street in Xicheng District, said that from the hood of the power box and the air conditioner, to the lintel and gate of the courtyard, the street invites a professional design team to come up with a plan, and the final choice is left to the residents.
"For example, there are several versions of the hood of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner. We publicize the design drawings to the residents. The residents think which one is better, or how to adjust it. We listen to the residents."
In addition, some residents suggested whether to install drying poles centrally. "This is an indispensable thing in the life of residents, so we will install drying poles for everyone in suitable areas." Liu Yang said that some residents suggested whether they could Add a canopy at the entrance of the courtyard to facilitate residents' access.
This suggestion has also been implemented in the process of upgrading and remediation.
The designers not only added a canopy to the courtyard, but also borrowed the bucket arch technique in traditional Chinese architecture to make the canopy and the antique style of the hutong more suitable.
The quality of the project is also the focus of residents' concern. Take the gate of the courtyard as an example, every gate of Wenhua Hutong is "customized" on site.
Mr. Mi You said: "The gates of each courtyard are different in width and width. I personally watched the workers complete the cutting, polishing, painting and other processes in the hutong. These processes are all made according to traditional handicraft, so our hutong These red lacquer doors are different from other ordinary doors in terms of quality, color and feel."
During an interview in Wenhua Hutong, the reporter found that the big tree pit was filled with a special yellow substance, which made the hutong seem wider.
Mi You said: "Don't look at this big tree pit, but if the roots are intertwined and protrude on the ground, you will stumble if you are not careful." Therefore, in the process of hutong governance, the big tree pit is also an aspect of governance.
"In the process of tree pit management, we considered a variety of ways, and finally decided to use the more environmentally friendly, durable and multi-functional Fuwei wood, and use it to lay in the tree pit. This not only eliminates the tree pond tripping pedestrians It also has the advantages of non-toxic and tasteless, water permeable, acid and alkali resistance, and recyclability." Liu Yang told reporters.
In addition, difficult and disorderly parking is a common problem for almost all streets and alleys. In the process of governance and improvement, all streets and alleys have tried every means to "find a parking space".
For example, Xizongbu Hutong provides parking spaces for residents by coordinating the parking lot of the Chinese Women and Children's Museum on the south side of the hutong, Xiheyan Street provides residents with cheap parking spaces in Beijing Fang, Wenhua Hutong is on the north side of Wenchang Hutong Road More than 70 parking spaces are coordinated for residents on both sides.
After a series of treatment and improvement, the residents' homes have become more beautiful, the roads in the alleys have been leveled, there are more flower beds and flower boxes, and the facades of buildings are cleaner and more tidy. , A monitoring system is also installed in the hutongs... The little changes in the homes also make the residents' moods "bright".
"Now we are very comfortable going out. There are not so many messy illegal constructions in front of us, and there are fewer vehicles. I am happy to see it." Mr. Mi You told reporters.
According to a survey by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, in 2021, the citizens' satisfaction rate for the refined improvement of the environment in the back streets and alleys will reach 95.6%.
The long street and the alley housekeeper become the "guardians" of the alley
The once dirty and chaotic small hutongs have been renovated and upgraded, and how to maintain the results is also very important. Therefore, the street chiefs and alley housekeepers have "taken jobs" and become the "guardians" of the hutongs.
The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management that the city has selected more than 16,300 street and alley lengths, recruited more than 39,800 alley housekeepers, and integrated grid workers and coordinators to carry out daily inspections of streets and alleys, so as to find and solve problems in a timely manner. .
Liu Yang is one of the street chiefs.
Since he became a street chief in 2017, Liu Yang's name and mobile phone number have been on the wall.
It turned out that a "street and alley bulletin board" was arranged on the wall of each street and alley. The publicity content not only included the basic information of the street and alley, but also the name and telephone number of the street and alley leader, as well as those responsible for the beautification and greening of the streets and alleys, municipal drainage, The name and phone number of the person in charge of sanitation and cleaning, and if residents have any opinions or ideas, they can directly call the number in the bulletin board to get in touch with the person in charge, so that residents can report problems in the hutong.
According to the requirements, the mobile phone of the street chief is turned on 24 hours a day, so in his spare time, Liu Yang's mobile phone has also become one of the channels for residents to solve problems.
In the past five years, many residents have stored Liu Yang's mobile phone number in their mobile phones. She, the street chief, has become a close friend of the residents. Everyone not only reports the problems of the hutong, but also is willing to call first when they encounter major or minor matters at home. Call Liu Yang for consultation.
Liu Yang walks around the alley every day to take a look. "The main thing is to understand the thoughts and opinions of the residents. You can find me at any time and solve any problems immediately." Liu Yang said, "Sometimes residents report problems. It’s not just the issue of hutong governance, but since we are the head of this street and can help the residents, we will definitely try our best to solve it.”
Liu Qiang, chief of the Street Management Section of the Xicheng District Urban Management Committee, introduced that in the future, the management of streets and alleys will start from the aspects of management and services, especially how to maintain and manage the streets and alleys that have been treated.
"In the past, our work focused on rectification and improvement, mainly on engineering. In the future, we will focus on service." He said that the implementation plan for the refined management and service of the back streets and alleys is in the process of research and is expected to be completed this year. roll out.
The reporter also learned from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management that a system of "daily inspections, weekly inspections, monthly reviews, and quarterly roll calls" has been formed in the process of rectification and improvement of back streets and alleys. Coverage inspections are carried out weekly.
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management relies on a third party to conduct daily random inspections of back streets and alleys, and the inspection results are incorporated into the environmental construction management assessment system of “monthly inspection, monthly exposure, and monthly ranking”.
This year, Beijing started to implement comprehensive environmental management in 17 districts with blocks as a unit, including Donghuamen District, Shichahai Jinsijiao District, Tianqiao Paving City District, Zhaohui District, etc., involving core areas, sub-city centers, central urban areas, Ecological conservation areas and other areas.
Beijing News reporter Wu Tingting