| With the effect of reform and opening-up policy as well as the deep development in the economy and society, the progress of urbanization is accelerating with the consistent expansion of the cities. Meanwhile, as a result of a fast-growing urban population, the identities of the citizens tend to be progressively complicated, which makes the function and role of city management more important. With the increasing pressure and challenge in city management, the demand from the whole society for building up a service-oriented government, modifying public service and prompting city management has enlarged obviously. City management, which is closely relevant w ith the mass citizens’daily life and their vital benefit, takes a significant role in increasing the community satisfaction and happiness index of the residents, and is often considered as a popularity-winning project for national interest and people’s livelihood, as well as the window to reflect the construction of a service-oriented government. A lot of long-lasting defects remain in the current city management, among which is the roadside stall business of the city peddlers, forming up numerous roadside stall groups comparing with the indoor trade. Generally called as urban "psoriasis", this phenomenon has been regulated constantly and repeatedly, leading to severe negative effect to the city appearance and a series of problems such as traffic security, food safety and group events, and draws wide attention from the society. According to the current circumstance and updated requirement, It is now the main concern for those city administrators to find solutions on how to enhance city management, to elevate the quality,charm and competitiveness of the city by promoting the transformation and upgrading city service.In this paper, based on the investigation on the roadside stall groups in the city of Jinan, and through the use of survey research, qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as literature research, the author analyzes the features,existence significance, existing problems of the roadside stall groups in the city of Jinan, stating relevant contents of the city and its management. By means of the new public service theory and the theory on service-oriented government, the author points out those common dilemmas shared by domestic city management, such as the divorce from reality in the urban planning arena, the absence of supporting service facilities, the deletion of scientific management mechanism, the low efficiency of comprehensive law enforcement, the low overall quality of the managerial subjects and objects, the focus on livelihood contradiction and the partial guidance of the mass medias.This article draws lessons from the successful experiences in managerial concept and mechanism from the cities in advanced countries and regions, submitting suggestions on maintaining the long term city management, such as defining city management location, rational planning on construction, building up managerial mechanism and regulation, the sound operation of prohibition and encouragement, modification on people’s livelihood guarantee system, increasing investment in the public finances, and maintaining the atmosphere for all-around participation, which would provide certain reference to the development of domestic urban management. |