Development pressures in Beijing incited the government to control migrant workers by demolishing their living and workspaces within the city. The workers, referred to as ‘Beijing Drifters,’ thus no longer share the same access to resources as ‘official’ city residents, counter to the “common prosperity” goal proposed by the Chinese Communist Party.

How can Beijing Drifters attain a dignified life in the city? The infrastructural confluence created by the Second Ring Road with Beijing North Train station, several subway stops, and Xizhimen Bridge affords an armature for the creation of new housing and social services for Beijing drifters to reside.