Hwagok Jungang Alley Market 'Traditional Market-Linked Urban Regeneration'

Gangseo-gu Receives Total of 10 Billion KRW in Urban Regeneration Funds Over 4 Years, Actively Promotes Community Activities and Infrastructure Expansion Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) announced on the 13th that Hwagok Jungang Alley Market has been selected as the target site for the "Traditional Market-Linked Urban Regeneration Pilot Project," the first attempt nationwide by Seoul City.

The "Traditional Market-Linked Urban Regeneration Pilot Project" is an integrated urban regeneration initiative led by local residents to restore social, economic, and cultural vitality by improving the environment of declining traditional markets and nearby residential areas and revitalizing the community.

In May of last year, a 160,000㎡ area around Hwagok Jungang Alley Market (63 Woljeong-ro 30-gil, Gangseo-gu) was selected as a candidate site for the urban regeneration pilot project.

Since then, the residents' group called the "Byetgol Regeneration Project Promotion Committee," composed of local residents and merchants, took the lead in establishing "Byetgol Village," a resident communication space at Hwagok Jungang Alley Market.

In particular, the residents' group promoted various urban regeneration activities such as 35 meetings to activate the residents' council, publicity for the regeneration project, urban regeneration education and workshops with 328 participants, and study tours to advanced sites.

Due to the active participation of local residents and the high effectiveness of the project, Hwagok Jungang Alley Market received favorable evaluations and was selected as the target site for the Traditional Market-Linked Urban Regeneration Pilot Project.

Going forward, the area around Hwagok Jungang Alley Market will receive a total project budget of 10 billion KRW over four years (2020?2023) from Seoul City to support community activities of local residents, expand infrastructure, and promote projects for revitalizing the traditional market and regenerating residential areas.

Noh Hyun-song, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, said, "We have achieved the great success of being selected as a target site for the urban regeneration project through the active participation and efforts of local residents and merchants." He added, "We will work together with residents to ensure the successful implementation of the urban regeneration project."

Last year, through various efforts to promote urban regeneration, Hwagok 8-dong and Hwagok Bon-dong were selected as final target sites for the alleyway regeneration project, and the area around Gonghang-dong was selected as a Seoul City urban regeneration activation area, achieving significant results.

Gangseo-gu Office Urban Regeneration Division (☎2600-6517)

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