FUTIAN District is planning to build four aerial corridors connecting major buildings in the district’s CBD area in a bid to build up an aerial space friendly to pedestrians. The first phase of construction on the project began earlier this year and will be completed by the end of 2018. The second phase will commence at the end of next year, and the whole aerial corridor system will be in place by 2020, according to the district’s construction bureau. On Nov. 13, the district’s political advisory body convened a themed symposium, where political advisers offered suggestions on improving the urban space in Futian District. In response to problems concerning transportation facilities and space in Futian’s CBD area, a top official of the district’s construction bureau said the bureau is currently implementing an urban space upgrading project. The district’s plan is for the CBD area to undergo a comprehensive facelift within two years. The renovations will include motorist lanes, sidewalks, bicycle lanes and parks. The project concerning motorways and pedestrian walks will involve roads totaling 14.5 kilometers, of which Shennan Boulevard accounts for 13.5 kilometers. Building aerial corridors connecting key buildings and public spaces is considered a significant measure to better link the area and has attracted much attention since the first phase of the project was initiated. The first phase of construction mainly focuses on building 11 elevators and one set of outdoor escalators. Based on a draft proposal that solicited public opinions in June, the aerial corridors are designed to cover an area of approximately 4 square kilometers and are enclosed by the four main roads in Futian District, namely Hongli Road, Caitian Road, Binhe Boulevard and Xinzhou Road. (Zhang Yu) | 