Enhancing Living Convenience with Smart Technology in the Usijang Area of Doksan-dong, Geumcheon-gu

Geumcheon-gu, Doksan-dong Usijang Area Selected for 'Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Life-Integrated Smart Technology Support Project'... Secures Additional 1.25 Billion KRW for Smart Rainwater Inlets, Pedestrian Alerts, and Runway-Style Crosswalk Installation

Basic Plan (Draft) for the ‘Urban Regeneration Smart Technology Support Project’ in the Doksan-dong Livestock Market Area

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) recently applied the Doksan-dong Usijang area urban regeneration New Deal project site for the ‘Living-Close Urban Regeneration Smart Technology Support Project’ announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and announced on the 19th that it was finally selected in the contest.

The ‘Living-Close Urban Regeneration Smart Technology Support Project’ is a project that applies smart technologies that residents can easily experience and commercialize in urban regeneration New Deal project areas, and is a newly launched project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport this year.

The Doksan-dong Usijang area was selected as an urban regeneration New Deal project site in April last year, securing a total of 37.5 billion KRW in seed money, and by being selected in this contest, it has gained an opportunity to invest an additional maximum of 1.25 billion KRW (500 million KRW national funds, 750 million KRW city funds) in project expenses.

The contents proposed by the district for the ‘Urban Regeneration Smart Technology Support Project’ in the Doksan-dong Usijang area include four major projects: installation of ‘smart rainwater inlets’ to reduce living odors, creation of a safe and bright ‘smart specialized street,’ installation of ‘pedestrian alert devices’ for safe alleys, and installation of ‘runway-type crosswalks’ for the transportation vulnerable.

The district collaborated with Seoul City, the district’s relevant departments, the integrated resident council, and the Urban Regeneration Field Support Center to brainstorm how to improve local issues by integrating smart technology and derived the project contents. The district plans to start in the second half of this year and complete the project by the first half of 2021.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “By effectively integrating various Internet of Things technologies, including the smart rainwater inlets independently developed by the district, we hope that the Doksan-dong Usijang area will be reborn as a safer, more pleasant, and vibrant central area,” and added, “Furthermore, we will do our best to make the Doksan-dong Usijang area a successful smart urban regeneration model nationwide.”

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