Vision 2050 aims to develop people-centered and smart city
Society
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ The
‘Vision-2050’ is a policy document, which was formulated by a working group
comprising of 1500 people, including scholars, experts and state secretaries of
13 ministries, heads of some government agencies, authorities of universities
and representatives of non-government organizations. According to the Prime
Minister's order No: 52 dated April 30, 2019, the working group analyzed
development stages of the past 30 years of Mongolia and formulated the policy
document that will define long and mid-term development policy until 2050. We
are presenting 9 fundamental goals of the development policy in
detail.
Although the capital
city Ulaanbaatar takes up 0.3 percent of the territory of Mongolia, 45 percent of the total population is residing here. Due to over-centralization of population,
number of issues including air pollution, environmental pollution, traffic jam
and inaccessibility of engineering infrastructure have been arising.
Therefore, there is
necessity to plan its development policy issues in short-, mid- and long-terms,
based on current condition of urban development, social and economic growth,
scientific and technological advancements, possible changes as well as future
trend of urbanization.
‘Vision-2050’,
‘Mongolia’s long-term policy document targets to take following biggest
measures in aims of developing Ulaanbaatar city and satellite cities and
solving encountering problems. It includes:
• To implement
people-centered development policy, ensure equal participation of every citizen
and increase jobs through encouraging businesses with state policy
• To have an
integrated standard of the city and create safe and favorable living, working,
learning and traveling conditions for the citizens
• To eliminate air,
soil and environmental pollution by introducing eco-friendly advanced
technologies
• To develop and carry
out proper science-based policies on urban planning that reflects modern
solutions and right budget estimate
• To decentralize population in Ulaanbaatar city in ways of diversifying and developing satellite and neighboring cities and villages in directions of trade, service, culture, education, agriculture, food and light industry, transport and logistics and tourism and increasing work places
• To create various
and smart public transport network and make Ulaanbaatar city
free of traffic jam by introducing passenger transport that connects Ulaanbaatar city with
satellite cities and high speed transport that links the city with regions
• To establish new city centers, sub centers, diversified centers and public centers that are provided with cultural, educational and trade services, apartments and social infrastructure and create multi-centered urban system
On the basis of implementation of aforementioned measures, Ulaanbaatar city will be developed as an environmentally friendly, people-centered and smart city that is comfortable to live, by 2050.