Editing Chengdu (section)

====The Great City====
In 2019, Chengdu overtook [[Shenzhen]], China's technology hub, as the best-performing Chinese economy.<ref name="South China Morning Post Publisher">{{cite web |last1=Zhou |first1=Cissy |title=Shenzhen, Beijing lose out to Chengdu as China's best performing city economy, says report |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3033998/shenzhen-beijing-lose-out-chengdu-chinas-best-performing-city |website=South China Morning Post |publisher=South China Morning Post Publisher |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104024224/https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3033998/shenzhen-beijing-lose-out-chengdu-chinas-best-performing-city |archive-date=4 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has surged in population in the last two decades.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news |last1=Kuo |first1=Lily |title=Inside Chengdu: can China's megacity version of the garden city work? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/04/if-we-have-to-leave-we-leave-the-downside-of-life-in-chinas-park-city |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 February 2019 |access-date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613091502/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/04/if-we-have-to-leave-we-leave-the-downside-of-life-in-chinas-park-city |archive-date=13 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Investments into a Europe-Chengdu Express Railway have been made, providing even more opportunity for the city to grow.<ref name="South China Morning Post Publisher"/> As a way to preserve farmland and accommodate the growing population of Chengdu, China is building a hyper-dense satellite city centered around a central mass-transit hub called the Great City where any destination within the city is within a 15-minute walk.<ref name="businessinsider1">{{cite web |last1=Leanna |first1=Garfield |title=7 megaprojects that will transform Chinese cities by 2050 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-megaprojects-real-estate-developments-new-cities-2017-5 |website=Business Insider |publisher=Insider Inc |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104024220/https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-megaprojects-real-estate-developments-new-cities-2017-5 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Atlantic Monthly Group">{{cite web |last1=Architizer |title=A City Where Everything Is a 15 Minute Walk Away |url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/10/city-where-everything-15-minute-walk-away/3715/ |website=City Lab |publisher=The Atlantic Monthly Group |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104024224/https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/10/city-where-everything-15-minute-walk-away/3715/ |archive-date=4 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> This proto-type city is intended to provide affordable, high-quality lifestyle, which provides people-oriented spaces that [[Effects of the car on societies|does not require a car]] to navigate.<ref name="The Atlantic Monthly Group"/>

Their current urban-planning focus in the city of Chengdu is to make the city 'a city within a park' rather than creating parks within a city.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> The Great City falls in line with the Chengdu 'park city' initiative, prioritizing the environment, public space and quality of life. It will consist of 15% park and green space and be situated on a {{cvt|1.3|km2}} area.<ref name="The Atlantic Monthly Group"/> Although 25% of the space will be dedicated to roads, one half of the roads will be [[Pedestrian zone|pedestrian-oriented]]. This transit system provides direct transport to Chengdu itself.<ref name="businessinsider1"/> It is expected that the city will consume 48% less energy than cities of similar size.<ref name="The Atlantic Monthly Group"/>

The goal of the 'park city' project is to allow a city like Chengdu to compete with [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]] without stripping the city of its character.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> The city of Chengdu is already known for its focus on quality of life, which includes affordable housing, good public schools, trees and bike lanes.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}