Gwangju City, Complete Reconstruction of Aging Children's Traffic Park

The 15th On-Site Listening Day... Mayor Lee Yong-seop "Striving to Create Optimal Facilities"

On the afternoon of the 24th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the "15th On-site Listening Day" event held at Gwangju Children's Traffic Park in Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, where he inspected the facilities of the Children's Traffic Park with Moon In, Buk-gu District Mayor, and other officials. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City held the ‘15th On-site Listening Day’ on the 24th at Gwangju Children's Traffic Park in Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, gathering opinions from the field regarding facility improvements at the Children's Traffic Park and seeking measures.

This ‘On-site Listening Day’ was conducted under the chairmanship of Choi Young-tae, Chairperson of the Citizens' Rights Committee, with about 30 participants including Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Buk-gu District Mayor Moon In, Buk-gu Council members Pyo Beom-sik and Lee Jeong-cheol, Citizens' Rights Committee members, and local residents.

Established in 1998 and managed by Gwangju Urban Corporation before being entrusted to the Traffic Culture Training Institute since 2012, Gwangju Children's Traffic Park is equipped with various programs such as diverse traffic facilities, indoor video education, outdoor mini trains, and experiential facilities for riding bicycles and kickboards, attracting about 25,000 kindergarten and elementary school students annually.

However, after 22 years since its opening, the need for reorganization of the Traffic Park has been raised due to aging facilities and some content that does not meet current traffic culture, but only partial repairs have been made so far due to budget constraints.

In response to ongoing complaints pointing out these issues, the city formed a TF team including experts in the second half of last year, reviewed the most efficient improvement plans from a zero base through facility diagnosis, and recently held consultations with the Citizens' Rights Committee and related departments on various alternatives.

On this day, Mayor Lee Yong-seop toured the Children's Traffic Park facilities with education officials and parents who use the park, listening to suggestions and inconveniences.

Mayor Lee said, “We will actively review the suggestions to enable the reconstruction of the Children's Traffic Park,” adding, “We will prepare a promotion plan in consultation with related departments and affiliated organizations to create a Children's Traffic Park equipped with optimal facilities where children, the future generation, can experience and be educated in traffic culture suitable for the future traffic environment.”

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