Pattaya will end up being like sterile Singapore after they transformed that from its fabulous olde world oriental into an expensive glass and metal monstrosity. I remember living in Singapore in the early 1960s, dreading trips to Hong Kong because of its canyon like streets. It was wonderful to return to the orient, which was Singers. Now they're planning the same for Pattaya. Not all progress is an improvement. Where to head to next?

Explains the delay in easing the restrictions , wants to make sure as many businesses as possible to close down to make his plan easier and cheaper .

 

not sure though if he thought that with business closure comes less tax revenue, sign tax alone is worth millions if not billions 

Erected ????????

3 hours ago, abrahamzvi said:

I really welcome the plan to convert Pattaya from a sex industry center into an attractive city for residents and tourists. However, I would add one suggestion, can you please make the pavements everywhere more easily and safely walkable. I don't live in Pattaya, but I do own a holiday condo there and I often find going for a walk, even on the beach pavements in Jomtien, unsafe.  Just a constructive suggestion.

 

No worries.     I forwarded your request to the Pattaya Mayor and City Hall.     

 

They'll get right on it.    ????

25 minutes ago, ed strong said:

Pattaya is world famous for being the sex capital of the world, why on earth would they change it, many people visit just to see it not necessarily participate in all the activities however its quite an eye opener for anyone visiting.

Anyone whos walked along the beach road (bar side) are simply horrified by the type of people that hang around those bars. Its seedy as you like but worth a look.

 

Anyway nothings is going to change, Ive been there a couple of times and had some wild wild nights however its ok for a weekend with your mates, couldn't stand the place for much longer

As one of the seedy people who chooses to "hang around those bars", I resemble that remark! ????

But I admit, i can only stand it for a month or 3 at a time.

It's the end of an Era. Walking st was a walkway through the biggest brothel in the world and surely most would have realized that it wasn't going to last forever. I personally loved it and had probably to many wild nights but hey you only live once 

I doubt Nana plaza will survive the flip side of the pandemic but hopeful that soi cowboy will 

Just now, madmen said:

It's the end of an Era. Walking st was a walkway through the biggest brothel in the world and surely most would have realized that it wasn't going to last forever. I personally loved it and had probably to many wild nights but hey you only live once 

I doubt Nana plaza will survive the flip side of the pandemic but hopeful that soi cowboy will 

Sadly, you're right. I just hope they leave Soi Blue Cow and LK alone....

45 minutes ago, chang1 said:

I don't see much in the way of invention just copying what everywhere else is doing. Thailand was outstanding at what it was. Now it is just another Spain living on its past reputation while quickly becoming a Chinese only getaway destination. 

    Once again.  2019 visitors to Thailand:  China: 10.9 million.  Other Asian countries: 15 million.  Europe and the Americas, 8 million.  Not just Chinese visiting. 

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The ambitious ‘Neo Pattaya’ project began in earnest on Saturday when municipal staff erected new signage at the entrance to Pattaya’s famous Walking Street.

That would turn me off and into another direction.. looks like something from the 70's... where Pattaya is stuck in a time warp.

So the city will be transformed into a world class metropolis.....full with starving Thai people.

Priorities comes to mind

5 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Ready in the year 2138.

Sewer system 5 years later.

 

 

Some would say it's achieved the sewer brand already.

Good opportunity for politicians and their cronies to make a killing from all the construction, purchase of properties, at least to start with. Of course, what happens 5 or 10 yrs later is not their concern. Sex tourism has a high demand and willing suppliers...and so it will move to another place, I anticipate.

Just take a look at Terminal 21 and what was there before and how quick they turned that around.

5 hours ago, Deli said:

The final nail in the coffin of this once great place. But... won't happen anyhow in this lifetime. Keep on rocking...

You have seen no changes yet and you're already being negative. Grow up 

1 hour ago, jesimps said:

Pattaya will end up being like sterile Singapore after they transformed that from its fabulous olde world oriental into an expensive glass and metal monstrosity. I remember living in Singapore in the early 1960s, dreading trips to Hong Kong because of its canyon like streets. It was wonderful to return to the orient, which was Singers. Now they're planning the same for Pattaya. Not all progress is an improvement. Where to head to next?

I love Singapore and Pattaya. Fingers crossed we get the same increase in wealth here in Pattaya

"So we gotta make a new life where they'll never find us. You know where? Underground!
You should see it down there - hundreds of miles of drains - sweet and clean now after the rain!"

Neo.  A dystopian future in which we are all trapped inside a simulated reality know as Pattaya.

We are living in the Matrix of Pattaya, the future's so bright we gotta wear shades.

If it feels good, just do it.  Enjoy it all while you can.  ????

 

Walking street should be left alone, the atmosphere the delapidated buildings created was magic, the current business owners might be pushed out for more high end operators and thus prices will increase dramatically, it was generating millions as it was, why fix something that ain't broke, but go ahead and fix the sewerage problem so beach goers don't have to swim in it.

I haven't read this thread only the OP.....and there seems to be an elephant in the room....

 

I'm sure there will be plenty of cynical posts about how this will never happen and there may even be some posts putting forward their own ideas of which direction Pattaya should go in.

 

 

however the elephant in the room is VISION...

 

The problem with any scheme to revitalise or re-invent Pattaya is that even if they get through the red tape, corruption politics etc the possibility of finding anyone in Thailand with enough vision to come up with a decent concept is virtually nil.

 

Somewhere like Pattaya needs a huge research program and a modern international approach to building a resort town that will meet the needs for the future, has infrastructure to cope and is environmentally friendly enough to meet the criteria of future visitors.

 

I believe that there is no capability in Pattaya , Chonburi or even Thailand asa whole for this kind of work.

 

The fact that they are already talking about a piecemeal approach is getting of to a false start already

26 minutes ago, juice777 said:

"So we gotta make a new life where they'll never find us. You know where? Underground!
You should see it down there - hundreds of miles of drains - sweet and clean now after the rain!"

0one of the main problems of Pattaya is that the infrastructure - including the drains - are simply not up to modern development - they are always one step behind.

Why do I still read these stories?

13 minutes ago, Histavia said:

0one of the main problems of Pattaya is that the infrastructure - including the drains - are simply not up to modern development - they are always one step behind.

So they should fix just that and not touch what gave the city its special athmosphere

Truly...... The inmates have taken over the asylum...... 

1 hour ago, GlassWayOverHalfFull said:

You have seen no changes yet and you're already being negative. Grow up 

Seen a lot of changes in a lot of countrys.......  Khao Sarn Road... ? ..completely sterilized....  Singapore dead, Hong Kong dead, Bangkok, nearly dead....... Pattaya..... Dead !    A few of us on this forum have been in SE Asia for a long time and we knew these places when they were rocking...... unlike some ....

6 hours ago, Deli said:

The final nail in the coffin of this once great place. But... won't happen anyhow in this lifetime. Keep on rocking...

Very true, bye bye  Pattaya,

6 hours ago, Spellforce said:

It is quite possible that Chinese investors will buy a lot of bankrupt businesses on WS. Everything could then go very quickly.
Let's not forget that covid has had almost no economic impact on China.

You only have to look at what they did to sinoukville in cambodia. Search for youtube video sinoukville 2016-2020. 

5 hours ago, abrahamzvi said:

I really welcome the plan to convert Pattaya from a sex industry center into an attractive city for residents and tourists. However, I would add one suggestion, can you please make the pavements everywhere more easily and safely walkable. I don't live in Pattaya, but I do own a holiday condo there and I often find going for a walk, even on the beach pavements in Jomtien, unsafe.  Just a constructive suggestion.

Come on ! It's part of the charm???? not just of Pattaya but of every Thai city. Pavements/sidewalks are a disgrace everywhere.

Just now, nomadinuk said:

You only have to look at what they did to sinoukville in cambodia. Search for youtube video sinoukville 2016-2020. 

Yep, that's the  nightmare of the future of Thailand...... 

So when exactly are they going to clean the water and clean up the beach?  This plan is probably not going anywhere anyway, but if it does a clean beach and clean water will make or break it.  Not to mention high end tourists won't deal with scumbag taxis, dirty hotels, or poor restaurants..

22 minutes ago, Showtime said:

Not to mention high end tourists won't deal with scumbag taxis, dirty hotels, or poor restaurants..

And don't forget the packs of street stray dogs, the air pollution, the risks you take everytime you need to cross a road, even to go from your hotel to the beach, the pavements\side walks destroyed (When they exists or when they aren't used by some business, like mototaxi, food or clothes stalls...)

the list is endless