Bangkok on mission to clear footpaths
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration last week removed 3,118 unlicensed ad banners installed near bus stops and on footpaths, as part of its plan to restore the order of footpaths across the capital city.
Legal actions will be taken against the owners, for causing damage to public properties - trees and footpaths. Civil lawsuits will also be launched, said BMA spokesperson Tridao Apaiwong.
The consensus reached at the city council's meeting on Monday is to remove unlicensed banners and phone booths. The motorcycle taxi stations will also be re-arranged.
Tridao said that the transport office has awarded permission to over 8,000 ad banners. The office is now working on the mapping and district offices will check if the banners are located accordingly to the mapping.
"BMA also considers to lower the number of banners," she said.
On motorcycle taxi, there will be a discussion with the Transport Ministry's Transport Department over the parking stations. At present, many of them use footpaths as the parking stations though this is illegal. Violation is subjected to Bt2,000 in fine.
Tridao said that there are about 200,000 motorcycle taxi in Bangkok.
