新莊老街再造與公民參與—以新莊故事遊藝隊為例

Reconstruction of Xinzhuang Historic Streets and Citizen Participation: Case Studies of the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team

新莊老街是臺灣廟宇密集度最高的廟街，亦為淡水河最早開發的地區之一。然而，隨著2014年捷運新莊線的通車，新莊老街面臨都更與拆遷危機等問題，使得老街往日的榮景不復存在。後由於日式建築武德殿的拆遷計畫，促使當地有志之士集結，在新莊社區大學之下成立「新莊故事遊藝隊」，希望藉由走讀活動鼓勵居民說出在地的故事，喚醒民眾的社區意識進而關心公共議題。本研究之目的即在分析新莊故事遊藝隊在新莊老街再造過程中面臨的成效與困境，同時了解政府、新莊社區大學以及新莊故事遊藝隊三者間的互動關係。 本文之研究方法為文獻分析法、半結構式訪談法、焦點團體訪談法和參與觀察法。套用社區治理的概念進行分析和理解新莊故事遊藝隊與政府、非營利組織的互動模式，並針對新莊故事遊藝隊的老師、學員、新北市教育局和文化局進行訪問，了解該組織在參與新莊老街再造過程中運作至今的實際成效，以及遭遇的困境。研究結果顯示出故事遊藝隊之於老街再造的成效為提供學校專業的導覽行程、都更停擺，促使民眾能夠自發性參與社區事務帶動當地的發展。而故事遊藝隊成立之初除了資源上的不足，在開課過程中沒有遇到太大的困難。運作過程則是對於人力的掌握度不夠高，故事遊藝隊與政府之間的互動可以分為每兩年的評鑑會議和補助的提供，以及參與政府會議主動發言。跟社區大學之間的互動多為合作的模式，社大主辦活動時都會邀請故事遊藝隊以及新莊老街其他的社區組織一同參與，分享在地的故事與想法。

 

Xinzhuang Historic Street has the most densely populated temples in Taiwan and it is one of the earliest developed areas among Tamsui River. With the operation of the MRT Xinzhuang Line in 2014, the historic glory of the street no longer exists. With the urbanization plan of Wudedian, a representative building constructed during the Japanese occupation period, evoked local residents’ awareness. They assembled the “Xinzhuang Story RecreationTeam” in the Xinzhuang Community College, hoping to raise community awareness about public affairs. The goal of this research is to analyze the effectiveness brought by the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team and dilemma it faces in the reconstruction of Xinzhuang Historic Street, and to understand interaction among the government, the Xinzhuang Community College and the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team. Literature analysis, semi-structured interview, focus group interview and participation observation are the research methods applied in this article. Analyzing and understanding the interaction model of the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team, government and non-profit organization bases on the concept of community governance, interviewing the community college, the teacher and students of the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team and New Taipei City Education Bureau to understand actual results of the organization’s operation and the difficulties in the process of participating in the reconstruction of Xinzhuang Historic Street. The result of the study shows that the effectiveness brought by the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team in the reconstruction of the Xinzhuang Historic Street is to provide professional school tours and to stop urbanization. During the operational process, the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team was not able to fully control participants, and their tour guide skills were also a big challenge for first time tour guide. The interaction between the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team and the government include: the Xinzhuang Story Recreation Team attending evaluation meetings, applying grants every two years, being active in government meetings. When hosting events, the Xinzhuang Community College invites the Story Recreation Team and other community organizations in the Xinzhuang Historic Street to participate to share local stories and ideas.