Venice of the East, Reborn: Bangkok's Plan to Reclaim Its 1,100 Canals as Linear Parks
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Bangkok's BMA is reclaiming 1,100 neglected canals as walkable public corridors — reversing half a century of car-centric concrete in a city that sinks two centimetres every year
THE CITY administration yesterday launched a campaign encouraging people not to throw litter into canals and waterways, as part of efforts to tackle the problem of garbage clogging the drainage system and causing floods.