Ha Noi People’s Council to ratify capital planning until 2045 in late March

During the review session of the Ha Noi master plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050 (the Capital Plan), held at the end of February 2024, Ha Noi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung emphasized in refining the plan, the city would instruct consulting units to further emphasize the perspective of harmonious urban-rural development aimed at continually improving the quality of life for residents in both urban and rural areas.

Regarding urban development, satellite urban development under the TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) model, with the concept of a 15-minute city, will be promoted.

Inner-city areas will undergo renovation, restructuring, and modernization to enhance urban quality while avoiding premature urbanization of rural areas. Planning efforts will identify urban development areas, and during the planning process, these areas will be designated as urban once they meet the specified criteria, he noted.

In the immediate future, the city will consider forming two satellite cities to the north and west, with the possibility of adding a southern satellite city in the future.

According to Architect Le Hoang Phuong from the National Institute of Urban and Rural Planning (Ministry of Construction), the consulting unit responsible for revising the General Plan of Ha Noi Capital until 2045, with a vision towards 2065, one noteworthy aspect of the plan is Ha Noi's identification of certain urban areas for development as "cities within the city" with specific mechanisms and policies tailored to the capital.

At each development stage, standards will be set for urban administrative units, and proposals will be made by the National Assembly and the Government to establish urban administrative units such as cities or districts to align with the development requirements, he noted.

In the immediate phase, Ha Noi will explore the establishment of two satellite cities, namely the Science and Education City (West City) in the Hoa Lac area and the Airport City (North City), encompassing parts of Dong Anh, Me Linh around Noi Bai International Airport, and Soc Son District.

The North City will cover an area of 633km2 (including 385km2 of urban construction land and 248km2 of suburban land), focusing on service functions and international integration linked to Noi Bai International Airport. The West City will cover an area of 251km2 (including approximately 135km2 of urban construction land and 116km2 of suburban land) and will serve as a hub for science, technology, and education.

Regarding the formation of a third city in the Phu Xuyen, Ung Hoa, My Duc areas upon the construction of the second airport in the Capital Region, Ha Noi Vice Chairman Duong Duc Tuan stated that the overall plan for developing the national airport system during the period 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, has identified the second airport in Hanoi with a capacity of 50 million passengers per year, to be studied after 2030 and implemented by 2040.

With this airport, Ha Noi will build a Southern City between 2045 and 2065.

"In addition to building two cities in the north and west by 2045, the addition of a third city in the subsequent phase will complete the spatial structure of Ha Noi," Tuan said./.