Pattaya: Rebranded "24 hour Walking Street" opens its arms to Thais - and one way traffic!

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Welcome to a road you can buy food on.

 

Brilliant. I think this idea may take off. 

Oh, never underestimate them, they are overloaded with brilliant ideas! 

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, 86Tiger said:

Street food is the draw?

 

But there will traffic and parking in the street.  The side walks are very small. so where will these proposed venders set up shop?  With no gogo or bars open for westerners there will be no lights/signs so just as well open in the daylight.

 

 

Truly amazing Thailand.....

Streetwalking ladyboys! 

[Leaver]

4 hours ago, Oldie said:

Now you can pick up the girls by car and motorbike. Great new development. 

And get some take away noodles at the same time. ????

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, pepi2005 said:

Why is it that in Thailand, government officials seem to always announce ideas that are exactly the opposite of what one would think makes rational sense?

It's just the mentality!

[Nanaplaza666]

So the clubs and go go's are open 24hours ? Hope it will stay like that when tourists are let back in . I know a few people that would like that ????

[tribalfusion001]

1 minute ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

So the clubs and go go's are open 24hours ? Hope it will stay like that when tourists are let back in . I know a few people that would like that ????

The clubs and go go bars down WS will be gone.

[HerbyJFlash]

So people are gonna go out get smashed on street food and stay up for 24 hours ? 

[Pattaya Spotter]

Don't forget to inform the local constabulary that parking is now allowed, and while you're at it, maybe also direct them to lay-off the parking enforcement everywhere else in town as well to encourage locals and visitors to park anywhere they want...get out and enjoy themselves...and spend baht!

[Pattaya Spotter]

4 hours ago, Henryford said:

I went there last night, it was like a ghost town, quite scary. Would make a good set for an apocolyse movie. Won't be going back anytime soon, especially to get run over.

The entire town is pretty spooky at the moment...at night it gets especially creepy being more or less completely deserted and with 60-70 of businesses closed down for the duration or out of business completely. I'd never thought I'd say this but driving from one end of Beach Road to the other in under a minute at 8 p.m. is spooky indeed. With so few people about, and so many out of work and presumably getting more desperate every week, I'm a bit leary of walking the darkened deserted streets much at night. I never felt that about anywhere in Thailand before.

Edited August 8, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter

[Bangkok Barry]

The very last thing you do to attract diners on the street is open it up to traffic and exhaust fumes. What you do is close it to all traffic, all of the time. Which is what many, many European cities have done. I've spent some time doing virtual (video) walks around London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Budapest, Stockholm and other cities, and every one has pedestrianised quite large areas. It was actually quite a shock to see it so commonplace. Thailand, of course, has to do the opposite and turn a walking street into a traffic jam.

[audaciousnomad]

20 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The entire town is pretty spooky at the moment...at night it gets especially creepy being more or less completely deserted and with 60-70 of businesses closed down for the duration or out of business completely. I'd never thought I'd say this but driving from one end of Beach Road to the other in under a minute at 8 p.m. is spooky indeed. With so few people about, and so many out of work and presumably getting more desperate every week, I'm a bit leary of walking the darkened deserted streets much at night. I never felt that about anywhere in Thailand before.

I walked it a few weeks ago...didn't feel that dangerous. But it wasn't too late, about 10PM.

[cxxis]

Great opportunity though for all the folk from up north east to come see their daugters and mothers.

[Eddy Ozark]

There are at least two agogos open there. And quite a few bars and restaurants. Insomnia is open on the ground floor with drinks and music. Guests are long time expats. Not many but still a few dozen.

Edited August 8, 2020 by Eddy Ozark
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[jesimps]

5 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Welcome to a road you can buy food on.

 

Brilliant. I think this idea may take off. 

We've got none of those in Pattaya, have we?!

 

[Pedrogaz]

Walking Street never appealed to me. I could not stand different music coming from three or 4 bars at once.....it disturbed my psyche. I don't eat street food so I won't miss it. Note to police: motorcycles don't obey one way rules anywhere in the nation.

[GeorgeCross]

posted on barrow:

what a surprise one big long snake of beeping taxis with bikes weaving in and out of them

 

once again giant almighty clusterfūck 

[Jackcwba]

More nonsense as usual..

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Manager reported that Walking Street was opening its arms to Thais. Following a well received trial period the street would be open all day, not just the previous 7 pm to 4 am. 

So walking street will become a Thai drive through... I hope the businesses have the local hospital on speed dial !

[jvs]

Another (good) idea that will be reversed in a few days time.

[murraynz]

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

I went there last night, it was like a ghost town, quite scary. Would make a good set for an apocolyse movie. Won't be going back anytime soon, especially to get run over.

Same same

[Expat Tom]

This country is run by idiots.

[Leaver]

35 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

posted on barrow:

what a surprise one big long snake of beeping taxis with bikes weaving in and out of them

 

once again giant almighty clusterfūck 

 

They achieved their goal.  It makes Walking Street look full and busy.  ????

 

 

[Joebuzz]

3 hours ago, pepi2005 said:

On course of destroying the last few spots this city had that made it special.

 

Almost all GREEN already removed from the formerly called 'green hill' Pratumnak, red-light of the former RED-LIGHT city reduced to a few 'designated areas' to 'save face of Thai people', the formerly 'city that never sleeps' has been put to sleep from 3am even when there was no talk of 'Covid', now fun center 'Walking Street' gets turned into boring 'One-way driving Soi'.

 

What else can they come up with to destroy the last interesting tourism spots?

 

How about forcing retired people put $25K in a Thai bank just to live there while spending $30K a year from retirement income?  Then, the banks don't want to give it back if you decide to leave.  Keeps me from moving back.

[BangkokReady]

A face saving maneuver.

 

"How can we stop this street from looking bare and reminding us of all the lost tourist revenue?  Turn it back into a normal street!"

 

Genius!

[Call]

Game over!

[Polaky]

They have to try something, there won't be tourist for some time to come, they would have to keep it clean and civil for the up market thai tourists.

[GeorgeCross]

19 minutes ago, Joebuzz said:

How about forcing retired people put $25K in a Thai bank just to live there while spending $30K a year from retirement income?  Then, the banks don't want to give it back if you decide to leave.  Keeps me from moving back.

 

what are you on about, if the funds come from abroad they can be sent back straight away

 

[IAMHERE]

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Only one way to avoid accidents and we all know what that is

Speed Up ?  ????

[soalbundy]

7 hours ago, Oldie said:

Now you can pick up the girls by car and motorbike. Great new development. 

They will have to lower their prices though, pay by the centimeter

[tribalfusion001]

Just read the thread on Barrow. It's them realizing that the foreign tourist industry is dead as a dodo until borders open again