rooster59 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 BMA to open Walking Street on Rang Nam Road Praphorn Praphornkul BANGKOK (NNT) - The "Walking Street" campaign, aimed at stimulating the economy and promoting tourism, will expand to Rang Nam Road, a popular tourist destination near the Victory Monument in Bangkok, with the concept of "Hotel Quality Food at Street Food Prices". Officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Ratchathewi District Office inspected the 660-meter Rang Nam Road, linking Phaya Thai Road and the Ratchaprarop intersection. The area will be closed to traffic on the third weekend of each month, from noon to 10 p.m. The campaign will run from February 15 to May this year, and the government will evaluate the outcome before considering its extension. The Walking Street on Rang Nam Road will feature more than 400 popular products in Bangkok. Dining and relaxation areas along with a stage for concerts and other performances are expected to be erected in nearby Santiphap Park. -- © Copyright NNT 2020-01-05 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Then how am I supposed to access the drive in sex hotels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 "Hotel Quality Food at Street Food Prices". ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I, personally, don't think this idea of planned, controlled, sanitised, walking streets will take off; the real thing tends to be cheap, cheerful, organic (as in arising in an unstructured way), exciting, and chaotic, I'm thinking of the old Khao San, and other streets with a similar reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 wasnt /isnt the whole point of walking street its seediness? surely a walking street is just any street anywhere with a shop in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Just now, nausea said: I, personally, don't think this idea of planned, controlled, sanitised, walking streets will take off; the real thing tends to be cheap, cheerful, organic (as in arising in an unstructured way), exciting, and chaotic, I'm thinking of the old Khao San, and other streets with a similar reputation. but they sold dodgy stuff and thats what made it more appealing...sanitise it and its just any other street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Filet Mignon de rangnam; 40B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, nausea said: I, personally, don't think this idea of planned, controlled, sanitised, walking streets will take off; the real thing tends to be cheap, cheerful, organic (as in arising in an unstructured way), exciting, and chaotic, I'm thinking of the old Khao San, and other streets with a similar reputation. You're right. If somebody tried creating another Woodstock, it would probably fail. Woodstock was partially successful because of the spontaneous nature of it. Same same for bygone street events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, neeray said: You're right. If somebody tried creating another Woodstock, it would probably fail. Woodstock was partially successful because of the spontaneous nature of it. Same same for bygone street events. its like the fake floating market that used to be close to Hua Hin inland ......................iN A FIELD, now closed down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: Then how am I supposed to access the drive in sex hotels? I use to live just off Rang Nam. I only remember one short time hotel... You can still walk to it. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Despite being in BMA territory, will the street vendors be using plastic bags and foam boxes as below??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I honestly haven't been there for a couple of years, I just took a Google Street view tour and found 2 had been knocked down replaced by condo/new hotel but 2 remaining and those should be preserved as historical buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 why a new walking street? They had one of the best possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Outside Platinum one can regularly eat street food and hotel prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneking Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Bangkok for Bangkok people. BMA let them alone. There are 8-9 million of them year round trying to get by and often hoping no-one comes along to 'help' them. Tourists have many places to go to already, but even these have been made worse by the attentions of BMA. If you have spare time on your hands BMA stop the scams, supply seating, rubbish bins and public toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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