We spent nearly 3 weeks in Chiang Mai. In general I found the city a bit restrictive because there are very few parks and sidewalks are crowded. Here are the highlights from the parks we did spend some time in:
To cross the street in the city you have to be aggressive i.e. walk out into the traffic and hope they stop. Luckily they do have buttons to push that stop the traffic on demand (theoretically, they get a red light but not all drivers acknowledge it). You (sometimes) get a warning on how many seconds you have to wait, then a yellow light, and then you’d better move it for the 11 seconds or so you get to cross.
Bike infrastructure is not common, but it does exist.
There is a lot of beautiful public art around Chiang Mai.
Covid-19 spread is prevented wherever possible, while the country remains open for business including tourism. Our family received 1 free vaccine dose and paid for 1 privately while in Chiang Mai. There is an outdoor as well as indoor mask mandate.
A few other highlights around town:
Carbon conscious COVID dodging family travel 
Looks like Thailand has a good pubic focus on environmental awareness … signs, public recycling and composting, solar, e-vehicles. Is the signage and infrastructure that ubiquitous, or is this a function of your interest and photos. I ask because in the GTA, I do not see the same level of signage and infrastructure. In Vancouver, however, I did notice recycling bins and more signs encouraging environmental awareness.
My daughter, Laura, is just starting a position with Oceans Canada, Manager of Shoreline Cleanup. Name is misleading, as their mandate is to collect and analyse data regarding the plastic pollution, and work with industry on strategies to mitigate plastic pollution and/or develop alternatives for using plastics in manufacturing. Root cause analysis, with appropriate corrective actions — lingo from SCR days! Their mandate is not to organized ‘clean-up’ activities, or efforts as such. The plastic waste containers in one of your photos is a local government initiative.
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I am definitely highlighting the positive here. The signage & infrastructure is uncommon. Plastic is overused (when you buy a smoothie it comes in a plastic cup in a plastic bag for example) and I think the government is trying to get people to think about reducing their use of it. The covid precautions were definitely everywhere. We learned to wear our masks at all times after being a scolded by a municipal employee when I was were biking without one.
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