Ho Chi Minh City bus stops turn green, cooler, safer with cameras

As of Wednesday, greenery had been added at 19 bus-stop locations and lighting installed at 26 locations, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Management Center of Ho Chi Minh City.

The greenery upgrades include flower trellises and trees installed at bus stops to provide shade and make waiting areas more pleasant.

Seven locations have so far completed the installation of flower trellises, including 153 AB Vo Thi Sau Street, 18 Truong Dinh Street, 69 Ly Tu Trong Street, 8 Tran Hung Dao Street, 393 Tran Hung Dao Street, 178 Pasteur Street, and the area near Binh Dan Hospital on Dien Bien Phu Street.

Additional greenery has also been installed at four locations on Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street and Truong Dinh Street.

The additions are expected to reduce the heat felt by passengers and provide shade for people while they wait for buses.

The city is also gradually replacing older bus shelters with newer designs.

Notably, the upgrading project is being expanded to several central areas.

The Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Center has coordinated with the Transport and Infrastructure Management Center to survey plans for adding greenery and lighting at bus shelters along the streets around the building of the municipal People’s Committee and in central areas, including Dien Bien Phu, Vo Thi Sau, Pasteur, Ham Nghi, and Tran Hung Dao Streets.

Alongside investment in physical infrastructure, cleaning and the management and operation of bus stops continue to be carried out regularly.

Phuong Trinh, a 22-year-old resident of Binh Thanh Ward, welcomed the changes to the city’s bus infrastructure.

“The stops with added greenery and flower trellises look more open and pleasant, especially on hot days,” she shared.

“If all bus stops can be improved in the same way, I think people will feel more positive about and find it more convenient to choose buses.”

A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Center said security cameras had also been installed at some bus stops to help maintain public order and ensure passenger safety while they wait for buses.

Le Thi Mai, who traveled from Dong Thap Province to Ho Chi Minh City for a medical examination, said she was pleased to see the city’s bus infrastructure changing day by day.

“It’s really great. Everyone is happy to see it,” she said.

“It used to be so hot while waiting, but now there are trees and flower trellises, making the city’s bus shelters much more open and comfortable.”

In the coming period, the two centers will continue working closely to carry out planned improvements.

Priority will be given to areas with high passenger volumes and major roads in the city center.

The work is expected to gradually improve the appearance and quality of bus stops across Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to a greener, cleaner and more civilized urban environment.