‘Geumcheon-gu Office Front Sidewalk’ Reborn as a People-Centered Passageway

Geumcheon-gu Renovates Pedestrian Safety Facilities for Disabled at 'Geumcheon-gu Office Station Intersection'... Starting with Geumcheon-gu Office Station Intersection on the 25th, 24 Locations on Geumha-ro Route to be Improved This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseong Hoon) is promoting the ‘Disabled Safety Facility Maintenance Project’ on the sidewalks in front of the district office to prevent safety accidents for vulnerable pedestrians, organizing pedestrian pathways centered on people.

The ‘Disabled Safety Facility Maintenance Project’ aligns the direction of tactile blocks (linear) with the direction of crosswalks, lowers the curbs along the entire boundary of crosswalks, and installs curb ramps without height differences between sidewalks and roadways.

The sidewalk at the Geumcheon-gu Office Station intersection is a main pedestrian route with heavy foot traffic during commuting hours, but tactile blocks and curb ramps have not been installed on the sidewalk, causing inconvenience for vulnerable pedestrians.

The district plans to start maintenance at the Geumcheon-gu Office Station intersection on the 25th and repair 24 sidewalk locations along Geumha-ro route this year.

Also, by June this year, a full survey of disabled safety facilities on district roads will be conducted to carry out phased maintenance of ‘aged or damaged tactile blocks’, ‘safety guidance blocks (tactile, linear) that are incorrectly or poorly installed’, and curb ramps at crosswalks.

Since 2017 until last year, the district has maintained about 185 locations on city and provincial roads such as Siheung-daero, and 32 locations on district roads. This year, the project is being promoted with a budget support of 90 million KRW from Seoul City for disabled safety facility maintenance.

Mayor Yuseong Hoon said, “We expect this to improve the walking environment for vulnerable pedestrians using wheelchairs and strollers, as well as prevent safety accidents on sidewalks. We will actively continue to manage disabled safety facilities to create pedestrian-friendly, people-centered sidewalks.”

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