Chinanews.com, November 10, according to the US "World Journal" report, the United States, New York Manhattan Chinatown wants to recover after the epidemic, the most important thing is to bring visitors to the community.
The Chinatown Business Improvement District and the Joint Development Agency have recently joined forces with the TriBeCa community to launch a "bicycle map" for the two communities, listing art and cultural attractions and well-known restaurants, and also listing which roads in the community have planned bicycle lanes. , To attract more cyclists to visit the community.
Chen Zuozhou, Operations Director of the Chinatown Business Improvement District and Joint Development Agency, said that the epidemic has significantly reduced the number of passengers on the New York subway. Even though some offices have resumed normal work, people continue to avoid taking the subway or contact with people to reduce exposure to the new crown virus. In addition to the risk of congestion charges in Manhattan, high prices of used cars, and parking problems in the city, it is estimated that more and more people will commute by bicycle.
Chen Zuozhou said that the purpose of launching the bicycle map is to promote people to visit the community in a healthy, economical and efficient way. The map lists the bicycle lanes, bicycle sharing lanes, bicycle shops, subway stations, ferry ports, etc. in the community. Useful information, in addition to listing many art and cultural activities in the community, such as bookstores, museums, cinemas, art centers, etc., as well as the names, telephone numbers and addresses of well-known restaurants, which are quite practical and convenient.
After the bicycle map was launched a few days ago, it has been praised by the City Department of Transportation (DOT). Chen Zuozhou said that the Chinatown Commercial Reform District has also printed thousands of maps and placed them in the New York City Tourism Bureau, airports, hotels, etc., to attract More people visit Chinatown in different ways.
Since the epidemic, in order to attract more visitors to the community, the Chinatown Commercial Reform District has used various innovative models to promote community tourism. At the same time, the private sector has also independently raised funds to hang lanterns on many main streets of Chinatown. So far, it has successfully attracted Thousands of people visit.
However, with the approach of winter, under the influence of the weather, bicycle users will also change their travel patterns. Chen Zuozhou said that the "bicycle map" mainly introduces Chinatown in a simple and easy-to-understand way. There are many communities after the epidemic. For newly opened stores, he expects to reorganize the list of new stores and launch a similar map to attract more tourists in response to the opening of the US border.
(Yan Jiaying)