
萬華改造願景與市政治理SOP的省思
台北市長蔣萬安提出將萬華打造為「台北版表參道」的願景,引發外界質疑。評論指出,市府應優先解決治安、環境與都更等在地治理問題,而非僅以口號先行,重蹈過去無菸吸菸區蓋了又拆的覆轍。
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台北市政府近期推動萬華區域改造,並於今年8月因無菸城市政策設置吸菸區後又因爭議拆除。
台北市長蔣萬安9月22日視察萬華東三水街市場與新富市場,再度拋出一個聽起來很漂亮的城市願景,要把新富市場、東三水市場、龍山寺、剝皮寮、艋舺公園、地下街及周邊商圈串聯起來,透過街區改造、環境改善、特色店家進駐與都市更新,打造所謂的「台北版表參道」,希望吸引年輕人與國際觀光客。這並非臨時起意,艋舺公園改造工程早已投入超過2億元,市府也曾以東京表參道作為願景描述。問題從來不是萬華配不配擁有更好的市容,而是當市長把「表參道」三個字喊出口時,現實中的萬華究竟準備好了多少?
更諷刺的是,就在蔣萬安高喊「台北版表參道」的五天前,9月17日萬華警方才在西昌街執行「淨城掃黃」,查獲18名外籍應召女子與2名尋芳客,其中還有10人逾期停留。這不是要污名化萬華,更不能把萬華豐厚的歷史文化與違法性交易畫上等號,而是提醒蔣市府,都市再生從來不是換一個漂亮名稱就會完成。當部分街區仍面對違法性交易、老舊建物、環境品質與治安治理等課題,市府真正該提出的是如何改善生活環境、如何強化治安、如何推動都更、如何讓居民與在地商家一起受益。表參道不是一塊招牌,而是一整套城市治理的結果。若治理還沒有跟上,先喊「表參道」,只會讓華麗口號與街區現況形成更加刺眼的反差。
這也讓人想起蔣萬安市政一再出現的問題,口號與政策跑得很快,事前評估卻未必跟得上一樣快。今年8月北市推動無菸城市,公館等地設置的金屬柵欄式吸菸區才完成不久,就因外觀、使用與環境融合等問題引發爭議,最後7處全部拆除。議會質詢時更指出,每處造價約14.9萬元,設置不到一個月便拆掉;蔣萬安則表示,如果設施不符實際需求,就應檢討調整,之後將建立統一的地點審核機制。問題恰恰就在這裡,既然事後才知道需要審核地點、外觀與周邊環境,那事前為什麼沒有做好?公共政策當然可以修正,但公共預算不是市長拿來反覆試錯的私人零用錢。
因此,面對「台北版表參道」,市民真正應該追問的不是願景漂不漂亮,而是計畫到底準備到什麼程度。改造範圍在哪裡?投入多少預算?工程期程為何?違法性交易與治安熱點如何處理?老舊街廓如何更新?交通、人行環境與商圈如何整合?原有居民與傳統市場會不會因為商業化而被排擠?如果這些問題都還沒有完整答案,就急著替萬華掛上「表參道」的招牌,那麼市民當然有理由擔心,今天先喊表參道,明天花錢做設施,後天發現不適合,是不是又要「即刻檢討」,最後再花一筆錢拆掉?一座城市真正需要的不是更會取名字的市長,而是能在動工以前就把事情想清楚的市政府。
蔣萬安可以有改造萬華的雄心,也應該讓萬華得到與其歷史地位相稱的公共建設,但城市治理最忌諱把願景當政績、把口號當成果。東京表參道之所以成為表參道,不是因為東京都政府先掛了一面「表參道」招牌,而是長期累積的都市設計、商業活動、交通環境與街區品質共同形成。萬華更沒有必要複製東京,萬華本身就是台北最有歷史厚度的地方之一。與其急著喊「台北版表參道」,蔣萬安不如先把萬華治理好。否則從吸菸區蓋了再拆,到如今表參道口號先行,留給市民的疑問只會愈來愈簡單:蔣萬安的市政SOP,難道永遠都是口號先喊、預算再花,不合適再拆掉?

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