What new improvements can Shanghai residents expect in their daily lives this year? The 2026 Shanghai Municipal Public Service Projects were announced today, comprising ten categories and 32 specific items. These initiatives incorporate a number of highly requested projects from various sectors.

Key projects include the addition of 200 neighborhood elderly care service stations, training for 2,000 mid-to-senior level elderly care workers and an equal number for cognitive impairment care, the creation of 20 child-friendly parks, and the establishment of 50 new community mental health clinics. Let's take a closer look at the specific projects relevant to you.

Here is the full list of the 2026 Shanghai Municipal Public Service Projects:

**Aging with Dignity** 01. Add 200 neighborhood elderly care service stations. 02. Enhance the quality and capacity of 50 community canteens for seniors. 03. Renovate 2,000 beds for cognitive impairment care. 04. Provide training for 2,000 mid-to-senior level elderly care workers and 2,000 individuals in cognitive impairment care capabilities. 05. Create 25 public bus routes with elderly-friendly services. 06. Build or renovate 40 senior sports and health centers.

**Child-Friendly City** 07. Develop 20 child-friendly parks. 08. Organize 200 winter care programs and 600 summer care programs for primary school students. 09. Add 1,500 new nursery class spots in kindergartens.

**Secure Living and Employment** 10. Assist 20,000 long-term unemployed individuals in finding re-employment. 11. Train 60,000 skilled workers to achieve advanced technician level or higher. 12. Add and supply over 30,000 beds in "New Era Urban Builder and Manager Homes." 13. Complete the "Beautiful Courtyard" renovation for 50,000 rural households.

**Convenient Services** 14. Install 300 new smart recycling bins for recyclables. 15. Upgrade and renovate 50 standardized wet markets.

**Healthy Communities** 16. Build 50 new community mental health clinics, 30 community nursing centers, and establish 20 community-standardized outpatient operating rooms. 17. Deploy 6,000 additional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in residential communities and key public areas. 18. Train 80,000 certified emergency responders.

**Sports and Green Integration** 19. Build or renovate 180 public sports courts, 500 public outdoor fitness areas, and 50 public (employee) fitness stations. 20. Construct or renovate 40 pocket parks.

**Barrier-Free Living** 21. Provide vocational skills training for 2,000 persons with disabilities. 22. Perform accessibility modifications for 4,000 low-income households with disabled family members. 23. Complete age-friendly renovations at 100 bus stops.

**Urban Cultural Nurturing** 24. Upgrade and create 200 new "Home+Study" family education spaces. 25. Open 1,750 community night school teaching points and upgrade 150 "Social Great Aesthetic Education" classrooms.

**Public Safety** 26. Replace cut-off type smart gas meters for 1 million residential pipeline natural gas users. 27. Add Internet of Things fire protection systems to 255 elderly care service institutions. 28. Complete the renovation of 100 kilometers of aging water supply pipelines. 29. Install smart water meters for 20,000 special-needs elderly households.

**Harmonious Communities** 30. Establish and improve 222 sub-district (industrial park) platforms to protect residents' "money bags" and prevent financial fraud. 31. Establish, improve, and standardize the operation of 4,500 "Three-Institution Linkage" dispute mediation stations. 32. Perform "Light-Chasing Hut" minor bedroom renovations for 300 households with vulnerable minors.