Phu Ly is a city found within the metropolitan influence of Hanoi. In order to be successful it has to fully play its metropolitan role. A commuter train link to the central city, secondary centrality role around the station, subsidiary productive activities, more in the secondary sector than the tertiary one, and harboring a residential area for the labor force can produce a sound economic base for Phu Ly upon which to build up a social provisions equity objective. The water bound urban accessibility structure has to be modernized and definitively linked to a modern public transport system.