住房城乡建设部：各地应一体化推进城市体检与城市更新

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is accelerating urban renewal by establishing an integrated mechanism for urban health assessments and urban renewal planning, ensuring that identified issues are transformed into actionable plans and projects [1][3]. Group 1: Urban Health Assessment and Renewal Mechanism - Local governments are required to establish an integrated mechanism for urban health assessments and urban renewal, emphasizing the importance of conducting assessments prior to planning [3][5]. - The assessment process will include monitoring, evaluation, early warning, and feedback throughout the urban renewal process to address identified shortcomings and issues [3]. Group 2: Urban Renewal Planning and Implementation - The Ministry is focused on top-level design for urban renewal, aiming to finalize the "14th Five-Year" urban renewal plan and improve supporting policies related to land, planning, finance, and taxation [5]. - As of this year, 449 cities have initiated urban health assessments, with over half of the housing, communities, and neighborhoods assessed nationwide [7]. - During the "14th Five-Year" period, significant progress has been made in urban renewal, including the renovation of over 240,000 old urban residential areas and the establishment of nearly 3,000 complete community models [7].