snoop1130 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Pratunam area cleared of vendors Bangkok’s pedestrians have won back the pavements on Ratchaprarop and Petchaburi roads in Pratunam area on Tuesday after vendors reluctantly vacated the pavements in wake of the City Administration’s no-nonsense crackdown on violators. The pavements, which, for decades, were almost fully occupied by vendors, are virtually cleared of vendors since Tuesday morning. City police were in full force since the morning to make sure that no vendors showed up in defiance of the eviction order which came into effect on Monday. Ratchathevi district officer Chatri Wattanakachorn said that the city administration had given a reprieve to the vendors for quite a long time and, how, it is about time that they move out to return the pavements to pedestrians. He said that the district office had arranged for spaces in Soi Ratchaprarop 2 and 4 for vendors to carry on with their trading business. More spaces are being sought to accommodate the evicted vendors, he added. The eviction of vendors from pavements in the Pratunam area is the latest of the City Administration’s efforts to set a new order for the use of pavements and to beautify the city’s landscape. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pratunam-area-cleared-vendors/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-10-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Excellent, now I have room to drive my motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 minute ago, canuckamuck said: Excellent, now I have room to drive my motorcycle. Hurry up. I hear they're marking off parking spots for Ferrari's and Lambo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 ...."beautify the city’s landscape..."".....well the above photo looks great...no vendors clogging up the footpaths....but those overhead wires could do with some attention .....they are not beautiful...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 give it a month they'll be back brown envelopes and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 What is that strange thing in the pohot. 16 hours ago, snoop1130 said: ... said that the city administration had given a reprieve to the vendors for quite a long time ... They're sooooo nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Actually it's a bit sad....Bangkok is slowly turning into a "Singaporean" sterility.....Nostalgically remembering my shopping tours in that area and navigating the stalls with head bent down (Could never understand why the vendors, over the course of 20 years, never figured out that by elevating their umbrellas about 10-20 cm higher the farang customers could actually walk there comfortably without bending down all the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Sorry BORING ........ OK , it might have been overkill with too many sellers right around the corner area , but why not just have them on one side of the walkway and not both sides ? I am sorry to see all these places "cleaned up" , are there any numbers of how many more visitors they are getting ???? The street markets were the draw for many Thais and a few tourists , but mostly Thais when I was there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 It is about time Bangkok tidied up the streets so I am pleased to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 2 hours ago, AlQaholic said: Actually it's a bit sad....Bangkok is slowly turning into a "Singaporean" sterility.....Nostalgically remembering my shopping tours in that area and navigating the stalls with head bent down (Could never understand why the vendors, over the course of 20 years, never figured out that by elevating their umbrellas about 10-20 cm higher the farang customers could actually walk there comfortably without bending down all the time). it certainly is NOT turning into a SG sterility. In front of the suburbian housing estate where I lived for four years, the number of food stalls and vendors has tripled over those years, and is becoming a nuisance to almost everyone walking around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 " efforts to set a new order for the use of pavements and to beautify the city’s landscape. " That is quite funny, actually...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Now just break off all those blue pipes, let them install a proper drain since quality tourists don't like to get wet from selfish aircon-owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 22 hours ago, AlQaholic said: Actually it's a bit sad....Bangkok is slowly turning into a "Singaporean" sterility.....Nostalgically remembering my shopping tours in that area and navigating the stalls with head bent down (Could never understand why the vendors, over the course of 20 years, never figured out that by elevating their umbrellas about 10-20 cm higher the farang customers could actually walk there comfortably without bending down all the time). If you walk down that street you will still be able to buy things from the shophouses all along the road. Also, if go down one of the alleyways between the shophouses you will see a maze of little shops and stalls, perhaps the turfed out vendors can set up shop there and if people want to go shopping they can go there too. If people want to just walk on the pavement they can do that now too, everyone can get what they want. It is just a case of moving nuisance stalls to areas where there is reasonable room to accommodate them, and I am all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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