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Expo.com: The Application for Registration of Expo 2010 Shanghai has attracted extensive attention from all over the world, after its approval on December 1st, 2005 by the 138th representative members’convention of the Bureau of International Exhibitions. The Application is the legal document on the complete implementation program of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, and also serves as the fundamental outline for the Expo preparation. Therefore, the whole preparation procedure of the Expo will be the active process on the basis of the Application. We here publish the abstracts of the Application for Registration on the official website of Expo 2010, in order to make it more convenient for all sorts of people home and abroad to understand the Application comprehensively. The followings are the“Application for Registration of Expo 2010 Shanghai (Abstract 5)- The Planning of the Exhibition Site”. 5.1 Selection of the Site and Its Reasons The area for Expo 2010 Shanghai China is located at Nanpu Bridge–Lupu Bridge region along both sides of the Huangpu River (Ref: 4-1). The planning area within the site boundary covers 5.28 km2 in which 3.93 km2 is in the Pudong (East of the Huangpu River) section while 1.35 km2 in the Puxi (West of the Huangpu River) section. The enclosed area (admission by ticket) is about 3.22 km2 (excluding water surface area). The following are the four main considerations in the selection of the Expo site. 5.1.1 To Reflect the Theme of“Better City, Better Life” The Huangpu River is the“Mother River”of Shanghai and the area along the Huangpu River is a birthplace of the national industry of China. This area testifies to the evolution of Shanghai. The old city quarters, the Bund, the Lujiazui area and other important places epitomize the history of Shanghai’s growth. Boasting rich historical contents and outstanding tourist attractions, the site for Expo 2010 lends itself to the sufficient presentation of the theme“Better City, Better Life”. 5.1.2 To Improve the Operation Efficiency of Expo 2010 The site is located at the central part of the city of Shanghai, where existing transport systems are easily accessible and various kinds of existing facilities, such as hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, cultural facilities, entertainment and recreational venues, are readily available. There is no need for further investment. 5.1.3 To Promote Industrial Restructuring and Environment Improvement The site is located in an area where the early industrialization took place. According to the Master Plan of Shanghai (1999–2020), the Exposition site is among priority areas along the Huangpu River for comprehensive redevelopment. As an important event in the development of the city, the Expo will help to rejuvenate the surrounding areas, particularly in terms of conservation of historic sites , economic restructuring and environmental improvement. 5.1.4 To Ensure After-use of the Exposition Facilities The integration of the site planning into the urban development plan along the Huangpu River will ensure the after-use of the site facilities and a lasting benefit for the city’s sustainable development. 5.2 Overview of the Location and the Site 5.2.1 Overview of the Region The site is located on the outskirts of the city center where a sound transport system is readily available. Expressways, main trunk roads, bridges and tunnels, plus four metro lines which are under construction to connect with great ease the site with other parts of the city, such as main public activity centers, traffic hubs and gateways. The site is set along both sides of the Huangpu River. And a rivulet, Bailianjing rivulet, joins the Huangpu River in the Pudong section of the site. All this makes the site a pleasant waterfront area. Surrounding areas are dominated by residential quarters with a few other facilities, such as factories and railway yards. 5.2.2 Overview of the Site The site area is a place where the early industries were established. Packed with factories, warehouses, wharfs, stockpile yards and residential quarters (Ref: 4-2), the area is in urgent need of renovation. The Exposition will provide such a new golden opportunity. Within the site area, there are seven industrial buildings (structures) on the list of Outstanding Modern Architecture with Cultural Heritages in Shanghai that need to be well protected and appropriately utilized. Besides, other industrial facilities with distinctive historical characteristics will also be preserved and transformed into a complex for exhibition, cultural and leisure activities with the development of the Exposition site. 5.3 Concepts and Structure of the Preliminary Master Plan 5.3.1 Planning Concepts a. Theme interpretation For the purpose of interpreting the theme of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, the planner tries to bring into focus the importance of cities to the improvement of people’s life in different historical periods (Ref: 4-3). Having gone through the early stage of city in the agricultural society and the stage of“Modern City”in the industrial society, the city is now facing new challenges as it has entered into the information age. Expo 2010 Shanghai China takes harmony as its philosophy for urban development, that is, harmony among human beings, between humankind and nature, between past and future, with a view to creating a favorable condition for the sustainable development of a city. The planner takes a proactive attempt to set up a model of“harmonious cities”in the following aspects: l To attain harmony between humankind and nature, the site planning takes the green land on both sides of the Huangpu River as the core zone in the spatial configuration, and integrates plazas and boulevards into a green network, together with green belts and wedges. l To attain harmony between past and future, the heritage buildings within the site, both industrial and otherwise, will be well protected and put to good use during and after Expo 2010. l To attain harmony among human beings, Expo 2010 Shanghai China will provide a venue for a dialogue between cities across the world and a stage displaying urbanism in the new century. Such an atmosphere will pervade all corners of the Expo site and throughout the host city. With the help of advanced information technologies, the voice of harmony will be transmitted to all parts of the world. b. Theme elaboration Expo 2010 Shanghai China will exert a considerable impact on the city, upgrading the city functions, reshaping the urban space and projecting a new city image. The Exposition will offer an ideal opportunity for Shanghai to establish itself as a center of international trade and cultural exchanges and serve as a strategic intersection in the reconfiguration of urban space along the Huangpu River. 5.3.2 Structural Elements of the Master Plan Taking into account such factors as proper walking distance, human scale, and perception of visitors, the master plan of Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Ref: 4-4), put forwards a five level structure, namely, one Park, one Enclosed Area, five Zones, twelve Groups, and twenty-six Clusters. One Park: The Expo Park covers a total area of 5.28 km2, including the enclosed area and areas of support facilities outside the enclosure. The Expo Park spans both sides of the Huangpu River, with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 1.35 km2 in Puxi. One Enclosed Area: Enclosed area, with a total area of 3.22 km2, is divided by the Huangpu River into two sections, including one on the east (Pudong Section, 2.47 km2) and the other on the west of the River (Puxi Section, 0.75 km2). Five Zones: There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D and E respectively, each with an average area of 60 hectares. Twelve Groups: There are designed 12 pavilion groups, 8 of which being in the Pudong Section and 4 in the Puxi Section, each with an average area of 10–15 hectares. Twenty-six Clusters: There are 26 pavilion clusters each covering 2–3 hectares. With an average floor area, each pavilion cluster can accommodate 40–45 exhibition units, each exhibition unit covering a total floor area of 20,000–25,000 square meters. For the sake of convenience, each pavilion cluster will contain small canteens, shops, telecom, toilets, mother and baby service and other public facilities. Foreign national pavilions, to be grouped by the Continent it belongs to, will include 3 types: Type 1, Pavilions designed and built by official participants; The allocated exhibition sites for type 1 are offered in units of 500 m2 land area, and each participant may apply generally for minimum 2 to maximum 12 units, or 1,000m2 to 6,000m2. Type 2, Stand-alone pavilion structures built by the Organizer and rented to participants; stand-alone pavilion structures will be offered to participants in 3 sizes: 1 unit or 500m2, 2 units or 1,000m2, 4 units of 2,000m2. Type 3, Joint Pavilions constructed by the Organizer offering covered spaces to developing nations. According to the regulations of the BIE and the tradition of World Expositions, all foreign national pavilions will be temporary buildings. 5.4 Zoning 5.4.1 Zone A Zone A, with an area of 54.9 hectares between the Elevated Expo Boulevard and Yuntai Road to the west and the Bailianjing rivulet to the east in the Pudong Section, will hold China Pavilion and some foreign national pavilions (including the aforementioned three types of pavilion structures). 5.4.2 Zone B Zone B will cover 87.8 hectares between Zone A to the east and Lupu Bridge to the west, holding theme pavilions, Community Center, and Performance Center. Theme pavilions and Community Center will be located to the west of the Expo Axis. The theme pavilions will be the main venues for illustrating the theme of Expo 2010. The public activity centers will accommodate major events or meetings, VIP reception, and news conferences. The Performance Center will be an important venue for cultural exchanges among different nations. the Performance Center will also include several theaters. The waterfront will form an open public space by laying out large-scale public green spaces and gardens of various styles. 5.4.3 Zone C Zone C, an area of 103.07 hectares in Houtan to the west of Lupu Bridge in the Pudong Section, will hold some foreign national pavilions (including stand-alone and joint pavilions) and international organization pavilions (including the aforementioned three types of pavilion structures). Public squares will be built somewhere between the pavilion clusters and a large public amusement park of about 10 hectares will be built at the entrance. 5.4.4 Zone D Zone D will cover an area of 49.7 hectares to the west of the Elevated Expo Boulevard in the Puxi Section. The land is one of the original places of modern Chinese national industry and the site of the 140-year-old Jiangnan Shipyard. There still remain a lot of industrial buildings and facilities. In order to preserve the heritage of urban industry, some of the old industrial buildings will according to their historical features be kept and turned into corporate pavilions. These corporate pavilions will have a total floor space of 90,000 square meters. And, for their precious historical value, the docklands and slipway to the east of the corporate pavilions will be preserved, together with the squares and open spaces along the Elevated Expo Boulevard, be rendered into areas for outdoor public exhibition and cultural exchange. 5.4.5 Zone E Zone E with an area of 25.1 hectares to the east of the Elevated Expo Boulevard in the Puxi Section, will hold stand-alone corporate pavilions which will have a total floor area of 120,000 square meters. To carry forward the spirit of World Expositions and to promote cultural exchanges among different nations, there will be built a World Exposition Museum with a total floor area of 120,000 square meters to the east of the Expo Axis in the Puxi Section on the basis of existing large workshops. The Museum will display excellent cultural works of all nations and of all ages, and will make a world-level cultural and exhibition research center after the Exposition. 5.5 Public Service Facilities Public service facilities adopt both centralized and decentralized ways of layout. The area for concentrated facilities covers the main pedestrian route and four theme plazas in the Pudong section and the central part of the Puxi section. Other public service facilities will be laid out evenly in different exhibition areas and at the gates. Service facilities include administrative facilities, support facilities, concessionary facilities, and other support facilities . They are further specified as follows: 5.5.1 Administrative Facilities Administrative facilities include administration offices, VIP reception, press center, and warehousing facilities. The administration and the press facilities are located in Zone B in the Pudong Section, and warehousing facilities are scattered in different areas, close to the entrances and exits. 5.5.2 Support Facilities Support facilities include Information Center and other facilities for emergency, first aid and medical care, environment sanitation, volunteer center and food hygiene, etc. While the control centers are arranged in a cluster, other facilities are laid out in the different functional zones as required by the service radius. 5.5.3 Concessionary Facilities Concessionary facilities, including eating and shopping facilities, are laid out either in groups or individually. Some facilities are laid out in groups along the main walkways and near squares in the Pudong Section and in the central part of the Puxi Section. Others are scattered in different pavilion groups and clusters. Two major types of on-site eating facilities are provided either by eating habits or by food flavors. The former includes traditional style restaurants, buffet canteens, and snack bars, etc. The latter includes canteens of diversified national styles and local flavours in foreign pavilions. Shopping facilities include 2 types: one offers Expo 2010 souvenirs, and the other satisfies general needs of visitors including convenience stores, automatic vending machines, and mobile vendor booths. 5.5.4 Security Facilities The construction of various security facilities has been included in the professional on-site security plan. a. Objectives Through drafting meticulous security policies, adopting and implementing rigorous security management measures, providing sufficient and solid technical support, the professional security plan will ensure the safety of all visitors to the Expo and in particular the heads of state or government of various countries visiting the Exposition, and guarantee the safe and sound running of the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony and other important events and conferences. The security plan will also make sure that there are no serious terrorist accidents aimed at Expo 2010 in the duration, no serious criminal activities against the pavilions, exhibits, personnel of participants and visitors in general, and no major on-site public security hazards of any kind. The security plan includes a disaster pre-warning mechanism trying to prevent all natural disasters and maintain a sound social order during preparation for and operation of Expo 2010. b. Contents According to the master plan of Expo 2010, the security framework will mainly include a security center and security posts, a security management system, a risk prevention system and a technical support system that will meet the special security requirement of the Exposition. c. Plans (1) Security center and security posts The security center and posts in the Expo Park serve mainly direction and coordination of on-site emergency settlement during the construction period and the Exposition. A security center will be established in the Pudong Section of the Expo Park as a subordinate security center of the city of Shanghai. At the same time, an emergency response center will also be established within the Expo Park as a subordinate emergency response center of the city. There will also be several police offices in the Expo Park. (2) Security management Explosives and other dangerous articles will be banned from entering the enclosed area. People entering the Expo Park will be effectively discriminated to allow various pavilion staff and construction workers to enter their pavilions and working sites and to bar irrelevant people from entering the enclosed area. Security assistance will be strengthened and improved to adapt to the high density and mobility of visitors during the Exposition. The security management system will include an entrance security inspection system, security system card access, management and identification system, and a security assistance and service plan. (3) Risk prevention State-of-the-art telecommunication, control and computer network technologies will be utilized to construct an“advanced, reliable, economical and sustainable”security guarantee platform. The risk prevention system will include an enclosure boundary pre-warning system, a real-time image monitoring system, an emergency report hotline, a mobile image transmission system, subordinate security systems in various pavilions, public support facilities, service facilities and construction sites, a guard and dog patrolling system, and a trouble shooting system. (4) Technical support A special public security optical fiber cable network will be set up in the Expo Park with a large capacity, multiple terminals and full coverage, and on this basis a sound broadband multifunctional information transmission platform will be built, smooth, confidential, convenient and diversified information and communication tools will be provided for the purpose of security guard in the Expo Park, and a supplementary security direction and coordination system will be established in the Expo Park. Special equipment and facilities for emergency and disaster treatment, and reconnaissance techniques and tools will be improved. More efforts will be made to develop key anti-terrorism and anti-riot technologies. The technical support system will include a security information network, a security direction and coordination system, and a research program of technical equipment and key anti-terrorism technologies. 5.5.5 Other Support Facilities Other support facilities include functional service facilities that satisfy the general needs of visitors and various assistance facilities. Functional service facilities, to be distributed evenly among pavilion groups and clusters, include telecom, information, goods deposit, post office, express mail, ATM, currency exchange, telephone, toilet, drinking water, trash can, and smoking area. The service radius of information service center and large electronic displays is designed to reach 300 meters, and the service radius of ATMs is 250 meters. Telephones will be scattered more extensively with a service radius of about 100 meters, and the service radius of toilets is also around 100 meters. Assistance facilities include those of special assistance and emergency assistance. Special assistance facilities will provide special assistance for the aged, the frail, the sick, the disabled, the pregnant and the baby visitors, including the rent of wheel chairs and baby carriers, babysitting, and lost and found service. Emergency assistance facilities include guard posts, police office, clinic, first aid station, first aid helicopter and helipads. Permanent base stations and temporary facilities will be constructed to meet telecommunication needs in the Expo Park during the running of Expo 2010 Shanghai China. 5.6 Open Spaces and Green Lands The waterscape of the Huangpu River will constitute the core open space. The open and green spaces within the site include the waterfront green belts on both sides of the Huangpu River, the Elevated Expo Boulevard, the green wedges, the Expo Square and quite a few other squares, and the pedestrian route. All these form a continuous network covering all functional zones, leading to the waterfront of the Huangpu River and connecting all the entrances and exits. It will function as a pedestrian route for visitors, a place for public activities, priority zones of landscape and ecological corridors for the enjoyment of visitors. Outside the enclosed area and adjacent to the primary entrances are planned large green belts to serve as emergency buffer zones. In line with the urban cultural development of Shanghai on the one hand and the general layout of the Expo Park on the other, about a dozen theme sculptures will be located in the symbolic spaces in the Park. In addition, on the leisure meadows among the foreign national pavilion groups and clusters will be set up some special sculptures that reflect cultural features of different participating countries. The ecological and landscape system will highlight the integration of water and green spaces, and will fit into the public spaces along the river, the layout of pavilions and the surroundings of the Expo Park. According to the theme Better city, Better life, new urban ecological technologies and energy-efficient technologies will be adopted and applied in the Expo Park. 5.7 Public Activity Spaces The public activity spaces consist mainly of the Expo Square, the Elevated Expo Boulevard and quite a few other squares (Ref: 4-13). There will be many squares along the landscaped boulevard to form a square cluster. Some portion of the squares will be utilized as outdoor exhibition places according to exhibitors’demands. As for the spatial organization, there are two strip-like squares to link up all pavilion groups and clusters throughout the Expo Park. There will also be some big patch-shape squares to serve as the main venue for major activities in the Park, and therefore to satisfy the needs of visitors for sightseeing and other activities. The sightseeing corridors and the squares in the Expo Park will occupy among them. Evenly distributed among all the functional zones, they will constitute a multi-functional space suitable for performance and celebrations for cultural exchanges, as well as for service facilities and outdoor exhibitions. Stand-alone pavilions adopt a concentrated layout with rational linkage of entrances and exits between each other, so as to reduce the walking distance for visitors to the minimum. The ground level of some pavilions will be freed and open, so that visitors may queue up in shade. The central space encircled by the pavilions will form a square. The interactive experience area will cover an area about 10 hectares in the Puxi Section reaching Bansongyuan Road in the south, Baotun Road in the west and Miaojiang Road in the east. Featuring creative and artistic production and cultural exchanges, this area is planned to contain cultural communities for both production and daily life. 5.8 Transport Arrangement 5.8.1 Traffic Estimation Transport facilities are provided in light of the following estimation: a total of 70 million visits to Expo 2010 throughout its duration, 400,000 visits per day on average, 600,000 visits on a peak day, and the maximum of 800,000 visits on an extremely peak day. It is also estimated that, of all visitors to Expo 2010, 20:30:45:5 will be the ratio among visitors from Shanghai, those from the Yangtze River Delta, those from outside the Yangtze River Delta and those from overseas. It is estimated that rail transport will take up about 50% of the total traffic, ground public transport (including shuttle buses, tour buses and regular buses) about 35% to 40%, and the water transport about 5%. The remaining 5% to 10% shall rest with other means of transport, such as VIP vehicles, walking and bicycles. It is estimated to have 150,000 visits per hour during the rush hour. 5.8.2 Access to the Expo Park The capacity of airports, railway stations and coach stations will be increased to facilitate access to the Expo Park. The rail transit lines and the Expo shuttle buses will go toward enhancing the traffic connection between the Expo Park and other areas. By the year 2010, rail lines No. 4, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 that run through or pass by the Expo Park will have been basically completed and available for visitors. In addition, a special extension of rail transit line No 13 will be constructed to run through the Expo site to help facilitate traffic movement in the duration of Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Ref: 4-9). Measures will be taken to restrict private cars. Park and Ride (P+R) will be constructed near the Outer Ring Road and the Middle Ring Road to encourage and facilitate visitors to take public transport to the Expo Park. Entrances on water will be designed to improve accessibility to the Expo Park by water transport. 5.8.3 On-site Circulation Circulation within the enclosed area consists of routes of visitors, freight, emergency and VIP. Driveways will run east to west across the Expo Park, including the Pudong and the Puxi Sections, and ring roads will encircle the pavilion groups and clusters. The traffic network in the Expo Park will be designed in such a way that pedestrians and vehicles are separated, and primary and secondary roads are arranged reasonably. Tourist bus routes will run through all functional zones in both sections of the Expo Park, so tourists may get to every Community Center and pavilion on foot or by bus. In order to make transport in the Expo Park convenient and comfortable for tourists, bus stations will be located at an interval of less than 300 meters, and the location of bus stations will fit into the layout of pavilions and main pedestrian routes. Freight and emergency vehicular circulation will be separated from pedestrian routes as much as possible. Roads in the east-west direction, one in the Pudong Section and another in the Puxi Section, will be designated for freight and emergency traffic, providing direct links between functional zones and their respective entrances and exits in order to give priorities to ambulances, fire engines and other rescue vehicles. Logistic traffic will be controlled as much as possible during the opening hours of the Expo. Helipads are also planned to meet special requirements. VIP routes and entrances will be set apart from other types of circulation, and an independent entrance/exist will be installed in both of the Pudong and the Puxi sections respectively, to ensure more convenient, efficient and secure services for the VIPs. Proper ticketing management will be practiced as a means to achieve a reasonable distribution of visitors at each entrance / exit. A visit guide covering one-day tour and itinerary of several days will be made and provided to visitors so as to orient visitor flow and therefore maintain order within the Expo Park. The visit guide will be made in connection with the IMS (intelligent management system) in the Expo Park so that visitors may acquire real-time information and therefore refine their on-site routes. 5.8.4 Primary and Secondary Entrances / Exits Based on the analysis of road networks and MRT lines and stations in surrounding areas, three main and two secondary entrances/ exits have been planned in the Pudong Section, and one main and two secondary entrances / exits in the Puxi Section, on the principle of decentralization of traffic and balanced allocation of entrances and exits. In addition, three waterway entrances / exits have also been planned along the Huangpu River (Ref: 4-12). Sufficient ticket and safety check points will be installed at visitor entrances according to the time and space of expected visitor entry, in order to reduce the waiting time of visitors. Special entrances will be provided for different types of service vehicles, including those for VIPs, logistics, public sanitation, security, medical care and first aid, fire fighting and other operations. Special entrances and exits will also be designated for Expo shuttle buses. Visitors can book tickets at designated places in other parts of the city and then take Expo shuttle buses directly into the enclosed area, so as to relieve the congestion that may take place at primary entrances to the enclosed area. 5.8.5 Pedestrian System According to the framework plan, a continuous pedestrian system will cover and connect the exhibition zones, and the pedestrian system and the vehicle traffic system will be arranged in alternation so as to separate pedestrians from vehicles (Ref: 4-8). For the purpose of the east-west pedestrian system, a sightseeing corridor is designed at the center of the pavilion area as the main pedestrian space for visitors and the major visit route since it connects with all major function groups. A north-south green belt vertical to the Huangpu River will link with the riverside pedestrian system. The north-south pedestrian system is based on squares that link with all major and secondary entrances/exits. Running vertical to the riverside green belt, this system will lead visitors to the riverside activity space. The pedestrian system connects perfectly with bus transits within the Expo Park, making it much easier for visitors to take buses. 5.8.6 Parking Lots 15 parking lots tailored for Expo use, with a total land area of about 40 hectares, are located at the non-enclosed area close to the Expo entrances/exits. Among them, ground parking spaces will be designated for buses. In addition, under the guidelines of on-site underground development plan, standard cars will be constructed with the development of permanent buildings. The Organizer will conduct further specific transportation researches and make comprehensive traffic volume surveys in line with Shanghai Transportation Plan and Specific Expo Transportation Plan (one of the specific utilities plans). Proper adjustments to the total volume of static traffic hard wares would be made according to the actual parking demand. At the same time, in order to cope with peak-time parking demand, the Organizer will consider utilizing spare sites within the Expo Coordination Area and nearby existing parking facilities, and applications of new parking technologies such as reusable assembly-in-place multi-level parking system. Other parking lots will be planned for public transport vehicles including shuttle buses, regular buses and tour buses. There will be designated parking lots for service vehicles for the purpose of the Expo, including those for VIPs, logistics, public sanitation, security, first aid, fire fighting and other operations. Taxis, private cars and other cars shall only be parked farther away from the enclosed area to ease up traffic pressures around the enclosed area and shuttle buses will take visitors to somewhere near entrances/exits to the enclosed area. 5.8.7 Cross-River Linkage The traffic volume during the rush hours across the Huangpu River between the Pudong and the Puxi sections of the Exposition site is estimated to be 50,000–60,000 person-times per hour. Means of transport will be provided during the Exposition to ensure cross-river visitor traffic, mainly including the cross-river buses and ferries. Special ferries will be provided exclusively for VIPs (Ref: 4-10). A tunnel will be constructed at Bowen Road as the internal cross-river tunnel. With four lanes in both directions, the tunnel may have a throughput of 3,500–4,000 standard cars per hour, and cater to cross-river visitor buses, special vehicles within the park, emergency vehicles, and VIP vehicles. Cross-river visitor buses, as the major means of cross-river traffic, will enjoy priority in traffic arrangement and be able to cross the river generally within 10 minutes. Ferries will be arranged as a supplement to the cross-river buses, and ferry lines will be designed according to actual needs. 5.8.8 Traffic Arrangements in Case of Emergency Traffic arrangements and contingency transport plans for emergency will be made at three different levels, i.e., within the territory of the Municipality, in Expo-related areas and in the enclosed area of the Exposition site, to ensure that transport facilities and traffic management can meet the emergency demand. 5.9 Urban Transport Facilities Related to Expo 2010 Shanghai China In terms of external transport links, we’ve undertaken four projects as follows. The first concerns the airports in Shanghai. A third runway will be constructed in Pudong International Airport, and Hongqiao International Airport is undergoing renovation. Once the overall project is completed, both airports will attain a huge thru-put capacity of 90 million person-times per year. The second project is an express rail system and large passenger rail hubs. The inter-city rapid transit system between Shanghai and Nanjing will be completed soon, and a rapid transit and passenger terminal network that links Shanghai with the rest of the country is also taking shape. The third project includes a Yangtze River tunnel in the north (linking Shanghai, Chongming Island and Jiangsu Province) and expressways linking Shanghai with various parts of Jiangsu Province. The expressway system will extend in three directions so that any other city in the Yangtze River Delta will be within three hours’drive from Shanghai. The fourth is an international passenger port, or an international cruise terminal in Shanghai. As for internal transport in Shanghai, we’ve decided to give priority to public transport, and for this purpose we’ll construct a special carriageway system for public transport in the inner city of Shanghai. On the one hand, we will strengthen the construction of urban rapid transit rail system, expecting to complete a rail network with a combined length of 400 kilometers by the year 2010, including Metro Lines No. 4, No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 that will run through or pass by the Expo Park. On the other hand, we will renovate and upgrade roads in the inner city so that the total length of freeways and main roads will reach 800 kilometers. In addition, we will also construct 15 cross-river routeways. Meanwhile, we will conduct further study and research according to the special needs of Expo 2010 in terms of transport, and try to draw up a comprehensive Expo 2010 transport arrangement. That will include a diversified and compound modern transport system capable of offering efficient, safe, convenient and comfortable transport services for visitors during the Expo. The transport system, as we anticipate, will become an embodiment of the theme of Expo 2010, and serve as a foundation for a successful, wonderful and memorable world exposition. As for transport between the Expo Village in Pudong and the two exhibition zones in Puxi, the Organizer will provide special buses and other vehicles to carry the pavilion staff between the Expo Village and their working sites in the Expo Park free of charge to satisfy the relevant needs of all working staff during the Expo. 5.9.1 Airports Shanghai has two airports, namely the Hongqiao International Airport and the Pudong International Airport (Ref: 4-14). Convenient links will be provided between the airports and the Expo site via networks of expressways and urban trunk roads. According to the original Development Plan of Pudong International Airport, its passenger throughput will have reached 20 million person-times by 2005 and 60 million person-times by 2015 respectively. However, with the rapid economic development in the Yangtze River Delta and based on potential effects of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, the latest estimation has it that the passenger throughput at the Pudong International Airport will have reached 60 million person-times by 2010. As a result, the extension project of Pudong International Airport will get started ahead of schedule, and the upgrading project of the Hongqiao International Airport will also speed up to divert the air traffic in a reasonable manner. 5.9.2 Railways Currently, Shanghai has three passenger railway terminals with a total estimated throughput of 70–80 million person-times in 2010 (Ref: 4-14). Links are planned between the passenger railway terminals and the MRT network to enable visitors from outside Shanghai to reach the Expo site through the MRT system. 5.9.3 The Mass Transit System According to the plan, the city’s MRT network will be basically completed by 2010 when its traffic volume will increase from 1,100,000 person-times to 8,550,000 person-times, a rise from to 12% to 45% of its share in the total public transport. The city’s MRT network will link two airports in the east and the west respectively, and two railway terminals in the north and the south respectively, initially forming a multi-mode system of urban transport. 5.9.4 Roads and Expressways Transport infrastructure construction will be accelerated to meet the requirements of Expo 2010 Shanghai China and the urban development of Shanghai, aiming to build an interconnected urban road network composed of expressways as its backbone, main trunk roads, secondary trunk roads and feeder roads. To connect itself with the road network in the Yangtze River Delta, the links between the two airports and the road network between Shanghai and the neighboring provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu will be reinforced. It is estimated that the expressway network of the city will have reached 700 kilometers by 2010. Cross-river projects and other projects will also be accelerated. The construction of other related infrastructure facilities will also be accelerated, including the middle-ring expressway, cross-river tunnels, other expressways, the city’s other roads, transport interchanges and P&R hubs. To link up with the expressway and highway networks between Shanghai and its surrounding areas, P&R hubs along the outer-ring expressway and the middle-ring expressway have been planned, so visitors coming from outside Shanghai in private cars can take shuttle buses to the Exposition site (Ref: 4-12). The expressways and main trunk roads surrounding the Exposition site are well integrated with the city’s road networks. Visitors can reach various public transport interchanges and public activity centers easily. According to the preliminary plan, shuttle buses will be provided between the Exposition site and other activity centers, traffic terminals and hubs of the city. 5.10 Accommodation for Expo Staff a. Location and transport An Expo Village with a total land area of about 23 hectares and a total floor area of about 300,000 square meters will be built in the reach of the Bailianjing Rivulet in the Pudong Section to provide accommodation and other related services for Expo staff. Physically, the center of the Expo Village is about one kilometer from the center of Zone A, two kilometers from the center of Zone B, three kilometers from the center of Zone C in the Pudong Section, one kilometer from the center of Zone D in the Puxi Section across the Huangpu River, and two kilometers from the center of Zone E in the Puxi Section across the Huangpu River (Ref: 4-3). b. Types of accommodation and support facilities The Expo Village includes hotels, service apartments, standard apartments, and various support facilities such as those for daily life, conferences, leisure and entertainment, maintenance, and car parks. According to preliminary estimation, among the total floor area of Expo Village facilities, the hotel, the apartment and other support facilities will account for 10%, 80% and 10% respectively. The apartment breaks down into 2 basic types, namely, service apartment and standard apartment. The former accounts for 32% of the total floor area of apartment, while the latter 68%. The support facilities include a fitness center, a mini-supermarket, a laundry and other livelihood facilities for the pavilion staff of participants. c. Service capacity d. Commercial facilities in radius of one-kilometer away from the Expo Village The area (in radius of one-kilometer away from the Expo Village) is surrounded by Nanpu Bridge, Dongfang Road and Pudong Road (South). Shopping facilities, restaurants and accommodation facilities are mainly located near Pusan Road and Linyi Road. This old residential quarter has been well developed with various commercial facilities. It takes about 15 minutes by foot from the Expo Village to the crossroad of Pusan Road and Linyi Road. The shopping facilities include mostly supermarkets, especially mini-supermarkets. In addition, there are also pharmacies, computer and furniture stores. A large supermarket located at Linyi Road near Longyang Road, is readily available to the pavilion staff in the Expo Village. Dining facilities, mostly restaurants, are concentrated along Pusan Road and Jiaonan Road. E. Distribution of hotels and service apartments in Shanghai There are about 57 luxury hotels in the city. Those in Puxi are typically surrounded by large exhibition and conference centers and located near rail transit stations. Those in Pudong are mostly located in Lujiazui and near Lujiazui Station and Dongchang Road Station of Metro Line 2. Service apartments in Shanghai are mainly located in several major juncture areas, such as the People’s Square, Xujiahui, Lujiazui and Zhongshan Park, and are surrounded by well-developed commercial and transport facilities. 5.11 Environmental Assessment and Relevant Measures A survey has been made regarding the geological conditions of the site and any possible seismic disaster. A comprehensive improvement of the environment of this area will be carried out according to the environmental impact assessment, so as to respond to the theme“Better City, Better Life”. 5.12 Construction Schedule 5.12.1 Preliminary Planning and Approval (2004–2005) Major work includes the following: In 2004, an international consultation of planning and design of the Exposition site was conducted and the revised version of the master plan was submitted to the Central Government for approval. In 2005, the regulatory plan of the Exposition site is to be completed, the transport plan and other utility plans will get started, and the feasibility study report on the Exposition projects is to be completed and submitted for approval. 5.12.2 Enterprise and Resident Relocation, and Transportation Infrastructure Construction (2004–2007) Major work includes the following. In 2004, residents together with some of the large enterprises in the planning area will start to be relocated. The construction of the four metro lines to run through or past this area, namely Metro No.6, No.7, No. 9, and the extension of Metro Line 2, will be started, and the extension project of the Pudong International Airport and other related urban roads and highways will also begin. In 2006, the relocation of residents and enterprises will be basically completed, and the preparatory work for infrastructure construction in the Exposition site will get started. In 2007, the relocation of the residents and enterprises will be over, and the construction of infrastructure in the Exposition site will be completed. 5.12.3 Major Project Construction (2007–2009) Major work includes the following. From 2007 to 2008, the construction of major projects for the Exposition will start in full swing. In 2009, the major projects will be completed. 5.12.4 Schedule of Project Construction According to the planning and design of the Expo Park, and based on the main content and classification of construction projects, the Organizer has drawn up a general schedule for the construction of planned projects of Expo 2010 Shanghai China. The schedule has been worked out on the principle of“three ensures”as follows: The construction schedule must Ensure that all pavilions and support facilities meet the functional requirements during the Exposition, Ensure that the construction of Expo 2010 projects is reasonably arranged, well organized, and efficient, to ensure that the pavilions and support facilities are completed in time and can be put to use when required. The planning and construction of Expo 2010 projects will start in 2005 and end in 2009, which can be divided roughly into three phases. The first half of 2005 is the planning phase when the master planning and utility infrastructures planning of infrastructure will be worked out. The period from the second half of 2005 to 2007 is the design phase. Meanwhile, some key projects, such as the cross-river tunnels, the metro lines, the Community Center and the Performance Center will be started in the second half of 2005, while the construction of infrastructure facilities, support facilities and various pavilions will start in the second half of 2006. All the construction projects in the Expo Park will be generally completed in the second half of the year 2009. Construction projects in the Expo Park can be divided into three categories: infrastructure facilities, pavilions, and support facilities. a. Infrastructures Infrastructure facilities include metro lines, roads and related facilities, municipal infrastructure facilities, environments and landscapes and townscapes. The construction of these facilities will be completed in 2009. b. Pavilions Except for pavilions to be designed and built by foreign participants, all pavilions will begin to be designed in the second half of 2005 and the design process will have been basically completed by the end of 2007. The construction work will start towards the end of 2006 and be finished in the first half of 2009. c. Support facilities Including the Community Center, the Performance Center and other service facilities, the support facilities will begin to be designed in the second half of 2005 and the design process will have been basically completed by the end of 2006. In the second half of 2006, the Community Center and the Performance Center will start construction, and the construction of all the other support facilities will start in 2007 and end in the second half of 2009. 5.12.5 Exhibit Arrangement and Trial Operation (the first half of 2010) Major work includes the following. Exhibits will be arranged in the first half of 2010 before the opening of
the Exposition. Appendix: Preliminary Guidelines for Pavilions of Official Participants 1. Pavilion types Three types of pavilions to be grouped by the Continent each country belongs to are available for official participants: l Type1: Pavilions designed and built by official participants; l Type2: Stand-alone pavilion structures built by the Organizer and rented to participants; l Type3: Joint Pavilions constructed by the Organizer offering covered spaces to developing nations. All exhibition pavilions are temporary buildings. 2. Type1: Pavilions designed and built by official participants 2.1 Allocated Sites to Official Participants l The allocated sites to official participants are open spaces provided free of charge. l The sizes of the allocated sites are offered in units of 500 m2 land area, ranging from minimum 2 units or 1000 m2, to maximum 12 units or 6000 m2. 2.2 Pavilion-related design parameters l Far-the ratio of the floor area to the site shall not exceed 1. If any participants hope that the restriction should be relaxed, the Organizer will go over this matter with relevant participants individually according to their pavilion design. l The building height of stand-alone pavilions designed and built by official participants shall in principle be kept within 20 meters. Individual participants may decide the number of floors in their own stand-alone pavilions according to their actual needs. l The building coverage rate–the rate of the ground floor area of a pavilion to the allocated site shall between 60% and 80%. 2.3 Documentations Upon handover of the site to the participants, the Organizer will supply free of charge the appropriate documentations, including: l A map showing the location of roads, parking lots and green areas, and public utilities in relation to the building site will also be included. l A topographical map and photograph of the allocated building site including specifications of the surface area, infrastructure, the boundary lines, surface elevations, and the site survey report as required. 2.4 Services The Organizer will provide the services of electricity, gas, water supply and drainage, and telecommunications to a certain location within the building site of the participants. l The Organizer will make temporary electrical and water supply during construction available to participants at their own costs. l The costs of connection, secondary mechanical/electrical distribution, equipment, exterior and interior decoration and consumption are the responsibility of the participant. 2.5 Re-use of pavilions All buildings are temporary, official participants are encouraged to design pavilions that may be re-used, either on the original exhibition site or at some other location. 2.6 Schedule l Application for exhibition sites should be provided by 1st November 2007, or at least be 30 months prior to the Opening of the Exposition. l Exhibition sites will be handed over to participants by 1st November 2007
and must be returned in their original condition to the Organizer by 1st May
2011, at the latest. 2.7 Sample 1: Sample 1 shows a pavilion with a floor area of 2000 m2 designed and built by participants on an allocated site with a land area of 2000 m2 (FAR is set at 1): Figure 1: Ground Floor Plan Sketch of Sample 1 (unit: mm) *Note: When FAR is set at 1, participants shall have 2 basic choices: 1) to design and build a single-story pavilion with its footprint occupying the same size of the allocated site; 2) to design and build a multistory pavilion, leaving some part of the allocated site as outdoor open space. Sample 1 interprets the 2nd choice. Figure 1 only shows the ground (first) floor layout of a 2000 m2 multistory pavilion built on a 2000 m2 site. 2.8 Sample 2: Sample 2 shows the layout of the pavilion with a floor area of 6000 m2
designed and built by participants on an allocated site with a land area of 6000
m2 (FAR is set at 1): Figure 2: Ground Floor Plan Sketch of Sample 2 (unit: mm) *Note: When FAR is set at 1, participants shall have 2 basic choices: 1) to design and build a single-story pavilion with its footprint occupying the same size of the allocated site; 2) to design and build a multistory pavilion leaving some part of the allocated site as outdoor open space. Sample 2 interprets the 2nd choice. Figure 1 only shows the ground (first) floor layout of a 6000 m2 multistory pavilion built on a 6000 m2 site. 3.1 Pavilion Description l The pavilion structures shall be built by the Organizer and rented to official participants who may not wish to build their own pavilions. l The tand-alone pavilion structures shall be offered to participants in 3 sizes, namely: 1 unit or 500 m2, 2 units or 1,000 m2 and 4 units or 2,000 m2. l Outdoor space equal to about 8% of the floor area will be provided free of charge together with the rented structures. 3.2 Rentals Rental breakdowns are shown as follows, l In case of leasing the stand-alone pavilion structures with an area of 500 m2 / 1,000 m2 , the participants will need to pay a rental of 4,100RMB/ m2 ; l In case of leasing the stand-alone pavilion structure with an area of 2,000 m2, the participants will need to pay a rental of 3,900 RMB/ m2 ; l BIE member countries will be entitled to a discount of 15% on rental costs. 3.3 Documentation Upon handover of the site to the participants, the Organizer will supply free of charge the appropriate documentation, including: l A map showing the location of pavilion structure in relation to roads, parking lots, green areas, and public utilities will also be included. l A map showing the site boundary lines and surface elevations. l A topographical map and photograph of the pavilion structure including building blueprints, specifications of the surface area and infrastructure locations. 3.4 Services l The Organizer will provide the services of electricity; gas; water supply and drainage; and telecommunications to a certain location within the pavilion structure. l The Organizer will make temporary electrical and water supply during construction available to participants at their own costs. 3.5 Building improvements l The costs of exterior and interior decoration, secondary distribution, equipment and consumption are the responsibility of the participants. l All improvements and alterations to the rented pavilion structures will be the responsibility of the participants. 3.6 Schedule l Application for rented pavilion structures should be provided by 1st November 2007, or at least 30 months prior to the Opening of the Exposition. l The rented pavilion structures will be handed over to the participants by 1st May, 2009 and must be returned in their original condition to the Organizer by 31st December 2010. 3.7 Sample 3: Sample 3 shows a pavilion with a floor area of 500 m2 built by the Organizer and rented to official participants:
Figure 3: Ground Floor Plan Sketch of Sample 3 (unit: mm) 3.8 Sample 4: Sample 4 shows a pavilion with a floor area of 1,000 m2 built by the Organizer and rented to official participants: Figure 4: Ground Floor Plan Sketch of Sample 4 (unit: mm) 4.1 Special Offer for Developing Countries l Covered exhibition space within joint pavilions is provided by the Organizer and available only to developing countries. 4.2 Exhibition Space l Each exhibition unit covers 324 m2. In principle, only one exhibition unit of 324 m2 will be offered free of charge to each developing country. l Each participant may get a maximum 2 exhibition units of 324 m2 free of charge, if there is sufficient justification. l The Organizer will consider, case by case, the participant’s request to get the second exhibition unit on a needed basis. The Organizer will take into full consideration the participant’s exhibition plan as well as the actual condition of exhibition space utilization, and reserve the right to make the final decision on each request. l Limited outdoor space may be available depending on site conditions. 4.3 Application Date Application for covered exhibition space should be submitted by 1st November, 2007 , or 30 months prior to the Opening of the Exposition. Exhibition space within joint pavilions will be available to participants before 1st November, 2009, and must be returned in its original condition by 30th November 2010. 4.4 Documentation Upon handover of the site to the participants, the Organizer will supply free of charge the appropriate documentation, including: l A topographical map and photograph of the joint pavilion structure including relevant building blueprints, specifications of the exhibition surface area, infrastructure, the boundary lines and surface elevations. l A map showing the location of roads, parking lots and green areas, and public utilities in relation to the building site will also be included. 4.5 Services l The Organizer will provide the services of electricity gas water inlets and outlets and telecommunications to the joint pavilion, and will provide the necessary secondary distribution to the exhibition spaces within the building. l The costs of equipment and consumption are the responsibility of the participants. 4.6 Exhibition Space Improvements All improvements and alterations to the existing exhibition space will be the responsibility of the participants. Thus, developing countries will receive assistance which allows them to carry out this type of work. Please refer to part 5.5 for relevant information in this regard. 4.7 Sample 5: Sample 5 shows a standard unit exhibition space (324 m2) inside a Joint Pavilion constructed by the Organizer and rented to a developing country: Figure 5: Ground Floor Plan Sketch of Sample 5 (unit: mm)
5. Construction Schedule and Exhibition Plan Ref 1: Location of the Exposition Site Ref 2: Aero-photograph of the Exposition Site and its Surrounding Areas Ref 3: Diagram of the Site Plan Ref 4: Expo-related Urban Transport Infrastructures |
