Jinju-si Launches Creation of Premium Street Differentiated from New Urban Area

Promoting a Project to Create Streetscapes Where People Want to Walk and Stay

Joo Kyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam, is inspecting the creation of Jinju City's premium street. (Photo by Jinju City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the afternoon of the 8th, Cho Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam, conducted an on-site inspection to create a luxury street between Jinju Bridge and Galleria.

During the inspection, he directly listened to residents' opinions and urged, "Please carry out the project thoroughly."

The old downtown area between Jinju Bridge and Galleria is generally declining due to the damage to aesthetics caused by inconsistent public facilities, monotonous and discontinuous landscaping spaces, scattered public spaces, and the development of surrounding new towns on the outskirts.

To address this, the city is currently conducting a design project between Jinju Bridge and Galleria since February this year, aiming to revitalize the old downtown by creating a luxury street differentiated from the new town, where history, culture, and commercial districts harmonize.

The main plan includes creating a street along Jinju-daero, connecting Jinju Fortress, Jinju Battle Plaza, the underground shopping center, and Jungang Market, incorporating the history and local stories by installing historical signs on the pavement and historical markers at key points.

Additionally, indiscriminately placed public facilities (cooling towers, KEPCO boxes, etc.) will be organized to clean up the surrounding landscape.

In particular, Jungang Plaza will be transformed into a communication hub where pedestrian flow converges and people stay, becoming a meeting plaza that offers seasonal freshness to both vehicles and pedestrians, contributing to the revitalization of the commercial district.

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