Gwanak-gu Assigns Road Name Addresses to Street Vendors Including Shoe Repair Stalls

Contributing to Alleviating Inconvenience for Small Business Owners and Residents and Revitalizing the Local Economy... Enables Rapid Response through Accurate Location Identification in Emergencies

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) is assigning road name addresses to street vendors in the area and installing building number plates to provide address guidance.

Until now, street vendors became part of the local economy by obtaining road occupancy permits, business registration, and operation licenses, but they experienced inconvenience due to the lack of addresses for both customers and shop owners.

Travelers and residents could not find the street stalls of famous restaurants because they had no unique addresses, forcing them to turn back, and shop owners faced difficulties in daily life such as receiving mail or parcels because they could not display their shop addresses.

Accordingly, the district first assigned road name addresses through precise location surveys to 51 street vendors between the entrance of Gwanaksan Mountain and Sillim Station, installed building number plates, and supported residents and small business owners to easily use the addresses.

Moreover, by assigning road name addresses, the addresses gained legal validity, enabling internet portal and navigation searches, and allowing fire stations, police stations, and medical institutions to quickly respond by locating the sites in emergencies.

In the future, the district plans to assign road name addresses and install building number plates for all street vendors in areas where street maintenance projects, such as Seoul National University Entrance, have been completed.

Mayor Park Junhee said, “We hope that assigning road name addresses to street vendors will help small business owners and residents who have experienced inconvenience,” and added, “We expect that assigning road name addresses to all street vendors in the area will also contribute to revitalizing the local economy.”

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