Communication and integration
The China-town complex during the 1970s was the collecting center of Tainan businesses and street
food, after being on the decline for more than a decade, because of security problems and difficulties in
sanitary and epidemic prevention, it was instead considered the city’s cancer, therefore, Tainan City
Government, starting from 2007, has been actively promoting China-town renewal program, holding
seminars, visiting local residents, adjusting and developing integrated solutions according to local
consensus and financial feasibility assessments. After going through enterprise-establishing difficulties,
correction of renewal and development method, building bridges connecting to the outside and the
relocation of the Sakariba (predetermined relocation site for Jincheng Junior High School) street vendors and many years of efforts, in April 2012 it was decided to merge China-town and the Canal Area, using
trans-regional zonal expropriation to conduct a overall development, in the hope to merging the features
of two waterfront areas, creating a common vision of prosperity in line with the citizens’ expectations
and local prosperity and development.
Legal review process
This urban planning operation has been displayed to the public in March 2013, and after passing the
review by Tainan City Urban Planning Commission on June 2013, and undergoing 3 project team
examinations held by the Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, welfare and
fairness evaluation reports about zone expropriation, and also undergoing discussions during 3 meetings held by the Department of Land Administration, Ministry of the Interior, the main project finally passed
the review of the Urban Planning Commission, Ministry of the Interior, on October 14, 2014, the land's
welfare and fairness in the zone expropriation also passed the review by the Land Expropriation Review Panel, Ministry of the Interior, on August 13, 2014, improving the Old Town's overall environment, local industry transition and recovery objectives, have all gained the Central authority's support and
recognition.
Vision and Prospects
The total zone expropriation area of this case is 11.23 hectares, currently the City Government is
conducting operations relevant to the price check and estimate for the zone expropriation, in the future
after the overall zone expropriation has been completed, 6.3 hectares will be provided as an area with
specific uses, 0.23 hectares for commercial use and 4.93 hectares for public facilities (including parks,
squares with parking function, public squares, roads, and other public spaces). Overall planning will
made good use of the canal’s open vista, combined with the project zone' s exclusive waterfront
features and the advantages of the surrounding environment, and rebuild Tainan city's model new urban waterfront landmark model.
In addition to the future changes into the new urban core plaza, in the hopes of continuing the
development of the existing Zhongzheng Road shopping area, and also to better solve the existing
ailments that had afflicted this zone’s spatial development in the past, so that Zhongzheng Road can
have direct access to the waterfront, connecting the urban landscape, hoping to bring the citizens a place
to enjoy the sun, the breeze, and joy, and one brand new leisure and entertainment space worth of
staying.