As regards transportation, similar to many countries in the region, water transportation was initially the principal means of travel in Bangkok. With a rather comprehensive waterways network in this water transportation era, Bangkok gained a reputation as “Venice of the East” (Ross and Poungsomlee, 1995). The traditional and peaceful life has often been referred to with nostalgia coupled with a sense of loss in many city development debates. Water-based transport had fulfilled a primary role in promoting and guiding town development for almost a century since the establishment of Bangkok in 1782, not to mention its importance dating back in the Ayuttaya period between 1350-1767.