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Commercial plans may need a rethink: Developers were counting on subway.
Sep. 5--The government's decision to scrap the Purple and Orange subway lines and replace them with a cheaper bus transport system not only disappointed people in several Bangkok suburbs, but will likely have a major impact on the national economy.
The revised plan will probably and immediately cause a drop in both land prices and business activity in the areas where the subway was mapped and prepared for construction. Housing estate developers are likely to be hit hardest in coming weeks and months, as some have already acquired land at prices inflated by the expectation of convenient mass-transit links.
Commercial property developers and retailers who had been counting on being near a subway route also expect economic problems. At least, they can count on a customer base from their immediate neighbourhoods and communities.
Phisut Methakijvaroon, the project manager for JP Max Co, the operator of ...
- AP will have 'Night Bazaar' by December: Minister.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. July 10, 2009 700+ words
AP will have Night Bazaar by December: Minister Hyderabad, July 10 (PTI) A Night Bazaar (Shilpasandhyavedika) would come up in...Reddy told reporters here Friday. It (Night Bazaar) is an exciting project granted to Hyderabad...
- Myanmar to use night bazaar in ancient city to attract tourists
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency August 27, 2009 700+ words
Myanmar to use night bazaar in ancient city to attract tourists...Hoteliers Association ( MHA) will add night bazaar in the ancient city of Bagan during...the sources said. In the 2-hour night bazaar, which scheduled to run from 6 p...
- Prime Land to Become Bangkok's First Night Bazaar.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 16, 2001 700+ words
...be redeveloped as Bangkok's first night bazaar, under a contract awarded yesterday...to run from noon until midnight. The night bazaar will target both foreign and local tourists...The site will have seven zones: a Night Bazaar and exhibition plaza; Thailand and...
- GOV. O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES PURPLE LINE LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 6, 2009 700+ words
...preferred alternative (LPA) for the Purple Line will consist of a light rail line operating...the $1.5 billion project. "The Purple Line will create a lasting legacy by providing...Lt. Governor Brown said. "The Purple Line project will do more than shuttle residents...
- Builders Take Wait-and-See Approach to Purple Line; Completion Is Too Distant...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Katherine Shaver August 23, 2009 700+ words
...promote plans to build a $1.68 billion Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton...Those with property along the proposed Purple Line route are not offering to help pay for...with land don't see the benefits of a Purple Line -- they clearly see them," said Robert...
- Purple Line and Metro: Will They Work Together?
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Robert Thomson August 9, 2009 700+ words
...close attention to the debate over the Purple Line. Yet somehow I managed to miss the detail that the Purple Line would not be operated by Metro but...not trivial: Will a Red Line-to-Purple Line transfer require the payment of two...
- Residents, politicians rally to back Purple Line; Light rail would link...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 16, 2006 700+ words
...inside the Beltway - dubbed the Inner Purple Line - that would link Metro stations in...the time has come to build the Inner Purple Line." The rally drew about 100 people...Langley Park light-rail station. Purple Line construction would include restoration...
- The Purple Line and Other Transit Priorities
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post July 18, 2009 700+ words
...editorial "Green-Light the Purple Line." Like others who give the...the editorial discussed the Purple Line and Baltimore's Red Line...afterthought in the shadow of the Purple Line and Baltimore's Red Line...