Beng Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 What would be on your list ?? Take down all those ugly giant screens and billboards would make a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Get rid of the dissatisfied people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 1. Put all those bl...dy cables and wires underground. 2. Get rid of those horrible big screen TV/signs, as well as those huge signs on big metal structures that block the pavements, as well the billboards. 3. Stop them releasing 10 zillion lanterns on fire at major holidays. A few is OK but 10 zillion is ridiculous and I'm bored of having to stay home on fire watch for certain days of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Certainly the 'orrible bill boards are a blight on the city. I once lived in a state in Oz where bill boards were still legal, and they were quietly sabotaged until bill boards were banned. I agree with cmsally that the cables are an eyesore, and it would be a mammoth job getting them underground. I wonder if anyone has told those in authority about fibre optic cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I live in Bangkok, but If I had my way ALL cities in Thailand would pass a law that required those shopping malls, and places like Banks that have sweeping circular or semi-circular stairways that do not have railings or handholds to use going up and down on those stairs would be required to put a railing or handhold for people using those stairs. The reason is that I am partially disabled with a leg problem, and I NEED a handhold or railing to hold on to properly climb such stairs. Especially coming down such stairs I need something to grip and hold on to, or I am in danger of stumbling and falling on stairs with no railing or handhold to hold on to. It means a lot to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 1. Better traffic control, and enforcement of traffic regulations. 2. Improved walking paths, free from signs blocking the way and motorbike parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) I'd get rid of all the non-Asian foreigners. They make the place look really untidy. It would also solve all the complaints about the traffic and sidewalks. Edited August 9, 2015 by MaeJoMTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 1. Better traffic control, and enforcement of traffic regulations. 2. Improved walking paths, free from signs blocking the way and motorbike parking. That could be said for the whole Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 1) Ban four wheel drives from the city boundries 2) Ban all cars/ trucks (except residents) from the old city, deliveries vehicles allowed between 1200 and 0600 hrs 3) Free electric transport/ songtows/ samlors or equivalent inside moat 4) Quarterly emissions tests for all public transport vehicles, one week to rectify a failure then vehicle crushed. Free, government subsidized, brand new replacement as compensation. That will do for now, see what the cranky b@$tards hurl back at me first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I would open more bars and more sex ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 1) Ban four wheel drives from the city boundries 2) Ban all cars/ trucks (except residents) from the old city, deliveries vehicles allowed between 1200 and 0600 hrs 3) Free electric transport/ songtows/ samlors or equivalent inside moat 4) Quarterly emissions tests for all public transport vehicles, one week to rectify a failure then vehicle crushed. Free, government subsidized, brand new replacement as compensation. That will do for now, see what the cranky b@$tards hurl back at me first.... The problem with these requirements is that you'd need someone with the moral fortitude (guts) to make them law, and then an honest, reliable and hard-working police force to enforce these.Traffic police need to be a separate division from regular plods, and a division of CMHIP, possibly THIPS started. How many police are sent overseas to study how the job is done? I suppose language would be a barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Knock all the condo blocks down, including the 1 room bedsit blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thakkar Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 The city would immediately be a better place if everyone just lowered their expectations. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangmai Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 eliminate the wine taxes...would be the best thing to happen to the restaurant business since the creation of pad thai. Make blocking a sidewalk a 500 thb fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Signboards and giant LED screens, vehicle emission pollution, pedestrian walk blockages all rate highly for me. Can't see how reduced wine taxes benefit society, nor the elimination of local housing for expats but this thread is totally... IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Smooth roads and sidewalks suitable for roller-blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangmai Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Signboards and giant LED screens, vehicle emission pollution, pedestrian walk blockages all rate highly for me. Can't see how reduced wine taxes benefit society, nor the elimination of local housing for expats but this thread is totally... IMO. Wine is healthy, and supports millions of jobs around the world. Fine wine is a true asset. Grapes are healthy, too.........http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2008/02/28/233/ seemed to work pretty well in HK, enough to make any socialist cringe with fear that it might catch on. Society benefiting from lower taxes? I doubt Michael Moore will cover the topic. http://hong-kong-economy-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Hong-Kong-Industry-Profiles/Wine-Industry-in-Hong-Kong/hkip/en/1/1X000000/1X07WNW7.htm Edited August 9, 2015 by bangmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Round up all stray dogs and export them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMKiwi Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Definitely putting all the cables underground which means all the power poles and lamp posts can be removed from footpaths/sidewalks. Ok the lamp post will have to stay for street lighting but move them to the curb. Also fix up the footpaths so that driveways out of businesses and private residences are the same and allow for easier passage of pedestrians along the footpaths. I pity anyone in a wheelchair as those footpaths are a nightmare. Some very big `steps` from driveway to footpath around most of the CBD. No wonder most tourists prefer walking on the road. Enforce the no double parking rule around the moat ring road. Ban the noisy pickup trucks that cruise around the CBD advertising crapola via large bullhorn speakers. Make the moat one big swimming pool!....... now that would be fun to watch. Imagine driving around the moat and seeing people swimming laps. As long as inexperienced drivers stop trying to `Dip` their headlights it should be relatively safe. Will have to erect noticeboards in varying languages that the local council will accept no liability due to ailments caught in such pristine water. Hmmmmm Im sure there are a lot more ideas out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Ban those loudspeaker/propaganda trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I agree with the comment regarding those dreadful speaker vans. Not only do they create noise pollution going back some streets from the main road, but they usually drive in pairs and travel dead slow. Do the operators really believe that their intended audience have no radios, no TV, or heaven forbid, no phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyumchai Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 build a HUGE 10 lane motorway right through the middle of it so i can pass straight through and get to better places faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I don't necessarily have the solution, but my biggest peeves are: --Air pollution in Mar/Apr --Dangerous U-turns --Traffic congestion everywhere --Mangled power lines --True visions constantly changing their channel line-up Other than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayego Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Ban the Chinese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrad Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Dreadful signs everywhere, on every tree and post, billboards and certainly the electronic billboards, they all detract from the otherwise beauty of Thailand. (The smoke and pollution is another issue.) Taking control of the ugliness and proliferation of signs, however, wouldn't be a very difficult fix, if anyone really cared. Providing smooth and wider roads and walkways, burying the utility lines, and even changing drivers' behaviors would require much more. But the signs issue could be addressed if anyone in authority seriously wanted to clean up the unsightliness. Draw up some regulations, and implement them. But, not being too hopeful of anything getting done on this issue, I know that in some dark office gratuities are paid for favors done, including looking the other way. The ugliness and unsightliness of pervasive signage in Chiang Mai--and Thailand as a whole--will most likely continue unabated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Upgrade the traffic lights controllers so that they are based on traffic volume not on time, ban the police from operating them manually, and make people emerging from a minor junction at crossroads turn left and U-turn later instead of having a long phase where one or two vehicles go straight across and everyone on the main road waits another 90 or 180 seconds with no traffic moving at all. Fix the pavements and remove the obstructions, except at my jok shop where the tables are on the pavement! Replace all the plastic barriers on the moat roads with concrete kerbs so that the right lane is only for turning right, not dodging in front of the traffic queue and forcing your way back in. Mark up all right hand lanes at traffic lights for right turn only, with concrete barriers again. Then it would be even more Paradise than it is already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bloggs Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 eliminate the wine taxes...would be the best thing to happen to the restaurant business since the creation of pad thai. Make blocking a sidewalk a 500 thb fine. Double the wine tax, and make make a corkage charge of 1000 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 And criminalize anything Billy Bloggs likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menzies233 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Ban the Chinese! You know, if someone came out and said "Ban All Blacks" or "Ban All Indians" there would be a shitstorm and you would be heckled and hounded for being a fascist racist bigot, but because it relates to "Chinese" it seems acceptable. Not really having a dig at your opinion, just the way there are double standards here where trashing Chinese is fine but never call a Spade a Spade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Rename it to Bangkok - after the original sinks under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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