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07-06-2012, 02:30 PM
A report in Listin Diario today gives insights into infrastructure problems created by the many new skyscrapers that dot neighborhoods in Santo Domingo. The towers have gone up where in the past there were single-family homes. Now the president of the Dominican College of Engineers and Architects, Domingo Tavera Ulloa alerts that infrastructural services have not kept up with the planting of the towers all throughout the city landscape.
According to the registry at the Urban Planning of the Santo Domingo Municipality (ADN), between 2010 and 2011 alone there were 459 permits granted for constructions or remodeling of buildings with more than two floors. Of these 65% will be over four floors. As reported, in Santo Domingo permits have been given for the construction of buildings of more than 14 floors in El Millon (25), Naco (17), Piantini (16), and Gazcue (9), the areas where the largest concentration of towers has been built in the past two years.
At the same time of the increase in high rises, there has been an increase in vehicle ownership. Department of Taxes (DGII) statistics indicate that 31% of all the vehicles in the country circulate in the 97.7 kms of the National District (Santo Domingo), the capital city. At present there is a deficit of parking. As a consequence, sidewalks and parking on narrow city streets has aggravated traffic bottlenecks.
Demands for drinking water supply have also increased considerably. The director of the city water corporation (CAASD), Freddy Perez says this can be resolved by piping in water from Hatillo, located in San Cristobal, or making a water dam sourcing water from Haina River. The CAASD serves 351,075 million gallons a day to the city, for an estimated population of 3,339,410 persons in the Greater Santo Domingo area of 200 kms. He says the situation has worsened because installations that were designed to serve a single home and six persons now are connected to the high rises, serving 60 or 70 people at the same time. Likewise, where only two bags of garbage were generated by the family, now 40 bags of garbage need to be disposed of.
National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo told the newspaper's reporter that work is ongoing on the indicative zoning on densities to allow orderly vertical growth. Salcedo is in his third term as National District mayor.
Transport specialist Oneximo Gonzalez said the problems the city suffers is for lack of adequate city management.
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According to the registry at the Urban Planning of the Santo Domingo Municipality (ADN), between 2010 and 2011 alone there were 459 permits granted for constructions or remodeling of buildings with more than two floors. Of these 65% will be over four floors. As reported, in Santo Domingo permits have been given for the construction of buildings of more than 14 floors in El Millon (25), Naco (17), Piantini (16), and Gazcue (9), the areas where the largest concentration of towers has been built in the past two years.
At the same time of the increase in high rises, there has been an increase in vehicle ownership. Department of Taxes (DGII) statistics indicate that 31% of all the vehicles in the country circulate in the 97.7 kms of the National District (Santo Domingo), the capital city. At present there is a deficit of parking. As a consequence, sidewalks and parking on narrow city streets has aggravated traffic bottlenecks.
Demands for drinking water supply have also increased considerably. The director of the city water corporation (CAASD), Freddy Perez says this can be resolved by piping in water from Hatillo, located in San Cristobal, or making a water dam sourcing water from Haina River. The CAASD serves 351,075 million gallons a day to the city, for an estimated population of 3,339,410 persons in the Greater Santo Domingo area of 200 kms. He says the situation has worsened because installations that were designed to serve a single home and six persons now are connected to the high rises, serving 60 or 70 people at the same time. Likewise, where only two bags of garbage were generated by the family, now 40 bags of garbage need to be disposed of.
National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo told the newspaper's reporter that work is ongoing on the indicative zoning on densities to allow orderly vertical growth. Salcedo is in his third term as National District mayor.
Transport specialist Oneximo Gonzalez said the problems the city suffers is for lack of adequate city management.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)