CHADCHART SITTIPUNT NO.8

The very memeable former transport minister is running independently under the slogan “Nine good things about Bangkok”.

1. Management:

- Manage budget allocations according to the will of the people. - Allow the people to evaluate district directors and governors.

- Create technology volunteers to help the people of Bangkok access technology.

2. Infrastructure and urban planning:

- Improve 1,000km of footpath. - Improve Infrastructure in the suburbs.

- Diffuse employment from the city centre to the suburbs.

- Dredge canals and install highquality water pumps in areas at risk of flooding.

- Arrange appropriate garbage and cleaning zones for street vendors.

3. Education:

- Open schools for playing or learning during holidays and weekends.

- Alter school schedules to fit with parents’ schedules.

- Increase bilingual programmes and implement the use of technology to increase the quality of education. - Improve childcare centres near communities.

- Free tuition and uniforms.

- Employ more qualified personnel as teachers.

- Digitise public libraries in Bangkok, allowing borrowing books online and reading e-books from anywhere.

4.Transportation:

- Install an Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to alleviate traffic jam problems. - Increase safe bicycle parking spots.

5. Healthcare:

- Create a system whereby all patient history is shared between hospitals under the BMA for more convenient care and transfer of patients all over Bangkok.

- Increase resources for health service centres.

- Implement telemedicine to send medical help to homes in need. - Expand the 10,000-bed hospital project into communities all over the capital.

- Improve the capability of healthcare volunteers, transforming them into quality caregivers.

- Increase exercise areas in 180 zones within the first 100 days.

6. Economy and tourism:

- Promote a creative economy for Bangkok with 12 festivals all year round.

- Find and promote the identities of each district to improve the economy. - Organise suitable areas for street vendors and allow them access to funds and technology.

- Create the Made In Bangkok (MIB) brand with products produced by the people of Bangkok.

7. Green policy:

- Increase green public spaces so that they might be accessible within 15 minutes walk.

- Provide professional arborists to care for trees in the capital.

- Plant 1 million trees.

- Build air-purifying walls. - Detection of vehicles that produce pollution and support the growth of EV ecosystems.

- Implement pet registration to reduce loss and neglect.

8. Crime reduction:

- Create a map displaying all areas at risk of crime and traffic jams. - Establish command centres for convenient response to any type of accident.

9. Creativity:

- Change the old BMA City Hall into a city museum and public space. - Organise outdoor exhibitions and street shows.

- Create a database of public and private areas that the people can use for events.