11 hours ago, ben2talk said:

My son (9 years old) said - wow, looks hot!!!!

Maybe a sign that he's far more intelligent than Thai Authorities (not that we needed any confirmation on this front).

 

Surely a scam, everyone going to the beach huddles under the trees - unless they're paying to sit at tables.

Yeah yeah. Last I checked, palm trees do offer some shade.

 

Typical changes. People probably whinged when they planted the trees there 50 years ago

10 hours ago, Khun Yogi said:

Who wants those miserable bastards back ?????? They spend little or no money. Push for western/European tourists.

 

They complain less than western tourists.

4 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

They complain less than western tourists.

Is that a reasoning.....?

They seem to be more intrusive than Western tourists, move in large ill mannered groups, and  show little respect for the country they visit. But TAT loves numbers, and that they got!

20 hours ago, webfact said:

He is spending 116 million baht uprooting trees that have been in place for more than 50 years

These trees should be protected by law , just as any other big , old and healthy trees .

The one who spends 116 mio baht for cutting them ( destroying ) , should go to prison and stay there a long time .

17 hours ago, ronster said:

Pretty low aspiration if trying to look like Miami !

One of the biggest overrated dumps I have ever been to . ????

Many well travelled Thais take design inspiration from around the world, nothing wrong in that................................. A prime example is Palm Springs resort in Chiang Mai for any that know it..............................................I don't know Miami well, only visited the city in the early 90's but I love the art deco hotel styling, neon and palms (elements of scarface in there somewhere!)...................It's always possible that town planners have similar aspirations/visions for the beach road.............

8 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Do a makeover of Beach Road something like Naypyitaw, Myanmar.  Nice and tidy.

 

No trees, no shade, no seating, no place to relax, by golly this is perfect for Pattaya beach...

7 hours ago, Dustdevil said:

Very loosely "Miami"-inspired. The place will never approach the look of Miami South Beach. 

Let's hope it doesn't.????

8 minutes ago, bojo said:

Many well travelled Thais take design inspiration from around the world, nothing wrong in that................................. A prime example is Palm Springs resort in Chiang Mai for any that know it..............................................I don't know Miami well, only visited the city in the early 90's but I love the art deco hotel styling, neon and palms (elements of scarface in there somewhere!)...................It's always possible that town planners have similar aspirations/visions for the beach road.............

Wonder if they will ship in the coke heads , dealers , beggars and prostitutes for the authentic Miami vibe !

Shouldnt be hard to find here I imagine ????

That Miami proposal is absolutely rear end ugly!

36 minutes ago, bojo said:

Many well travelled Thais take design inspiration from around the world, nothing wrong in that................................. A prime example is Palm Springs resort in Chiang Mai for any that know it..............................................I don't know Miami well, only visited the city in the early 90's but I love the art deco hotel styling, neon and palms (elements of scarface in there somewhere!)...................It's always possible that town planners have similar aspirations/visions for the beach road.............

Pattaya HAD the most beautiful beach promenade I had ever seen anywhere in the world......It was magnificent......

 

Their new vision is not Miami beach or anywhere like that.....Their new vision is closer to a strip mall shopping center parking lot (empty desolate, and void of life or art)......Hey they even already got the soulless overhead stadium lighting installed......

 

Now they are in the process of getting rid of the last remaining plants and trees.....And the transformation will be complete.......

 

And no Palm trees do not count as trees....They provide no shade, and all have a boring generic sameness....But I guess Palm trees are perfect for their parking lot vision....   

21 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Someone (maybe on this forum, so all credit to you) said the aim was to reduce the availability of free shade and seating, forcing people to rent seats and sunshades from the traders on the beach.

 

Sounds plausible?

I thought that the initial removal of seating areas years ago was to prevent ladyboys from hanging out.

 

These chair sales are additional benefits. Do the men in brown get a cut?

 

Heaven forbid they should make make the area pleasant for tourists to relax and enjoy. Tourists might actually come and spend money.  I assume the rich tourists they want would expect comfort while just taking a break from spending their money. And socialize amongst themselves. Maybe the rich tourists don't want to get their white shoes dirty on the beach while they relax for 30 minutes. The government should think of it as a park along the ocean. But there I go again, thinking like a Westerner.

 

 

14 hours ago, chang1 said:

And I'll go to Spain. 

Enjoy .

Less shade, more Suncream to destroy the Coral?

19 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

The money that is going to be wasted in this tree thing is ridiculous.

Where's it coming from?  We know where it's going to.

On 8/26/2021 at 4:43 AM, webfact said:

A Facebook post by Ponthep Meunpong said that the mayor had said that the old trees deposited branches in the wind that fell down causing the municipal authority to have to collect them continually.

in other words were too lazy to do that.    gotta be the laziest nation on the planet without doubt

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

Where's it coming from?  We know where it's going to.

I posted this a few days ago on another thread about the same thing, hopefully it'll answer your question. ????

 

For those that don't know, the funds ( according to the mayor ) came from a conglomerate involved in the Eastern Economic Corridor, some from central government as well apparently, so according to Mr Mayor it was not the city's money in the first place to spend where it wanted ie the starving & homeless, as so many people demanded.

 

The large shade trees that were removed, although having been in situ for about 30 years were trees common to Thailand, but were a softwood variety & were considered a danger to people during storms and high winds as large bits were known to break off.

 

So there you have it, I'm not saying I agree with it, just stating facts.

Palm fronds also fall off regularly, wasn’t a man killed in Jomtien 2 years back ? When those branches etc fall off it’s only because no one trims them. Lazy lot. 

16 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

I posted this a few days ago on another thread about the same thing, hopefully it'll answer your question. ????

 

For those that don't know, the funds ( according to the mayor ) came from a conglomerate involved in the Eastern Economic Corridor, some from central government as well apparently, so according to Mr Mayor it was not the city's money in the first place to spend where it wanted ie the starving & homeless, as so many people demanded.

 

The large shade trees that were removed, although having been in situ for about 30 years were trees common to Thailand, but were a softwood variety & were considered a danger to people during storms and high winds as large bits were known to break off.

 

So there you have it, I'm not saying I agree with it, just stating facts.

Thank you.