According to the municipal Department of Construction, the city has around 369public parks and parks of residential areas with a total of 500 hectares. Thecurrent ratio of park areas and the city’s population is very low at only 0.55square meter per capita.
For the past few years, the city has strived to increase public greenspaces and expand public parks, but the result has not been as expected.
Most public parks are located in the inner city. There are no public parksin the suburban districts of 9, 12, Thu Duc, Binh Tan, Nha Be, Hoc Mon, Cu Chiand Binh Chanh.
The land area of some public parks was even reduced for the expansion ofstreets, such as Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap district and Tao Dan Park inDistrict 1 or to use as parking lots such as Le Van TamPark in District 1.
According to the Department of Construction, after reviewing the land reservesfor public parks, the department will propose preparing construction projectsand calling for investment.
The city targets to achieve 2.5-12 square meters of green space per capita by2025.
In 2023, the city authorities will realise a plan to build 10 hectares ofpublic parks and two hectares of green public space, planting and renovating6,000 green trees to meet the target of 3-4 square meters of green space percapita./.