Eunpyeong-gu Expands 'Jiyeok Gongyu Car' to Alleviate Parking Shortage

Apartment, Neighborhood, and Business Shared Car Residents and Corporations Receive Up to 30% Discount Benefits

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Eunpyeong District Office (District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) is expanding the operation of the ‘Local Shared Car’ to promote a car-sharing culture, encourage the sale of unnecessary vehicles, and alleviate parking difficulties in residential areas.

The ‘Local Shared Car’ project is an initiative promoted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government since April 2020 to spread the sharing culture. It secures parking spaces at the community level and provides them free of charge. By placing shared cars there, local residents can use the service at discounted prices.

Previously, shared cars were mainly placed in high-demand areas such as station districts with heavy foot traffic, which caused inconvenience as users had to go there in person to rent a car. Now, the basic purpose of the project is to place shared cars in front of homes and workplaces, thereby enhancing accessibility and convenience.

After gathering opinions from residents, tenants, and corporations, parking spaces are secured, and applications for placing local shared cars are submitted to the autonomous district. Contracts are made after negotiations between the representative organizations and shared car operators regarding discount rates and operational methods, and the project is then implemented.

Discount rates for local shared cars are as follows: apartment shared cars offer a 30% discount to residents; neighborhood shared cars provide up to a 50% discount to parking space providers and a 20-30% discount to local residents; business shared cars offer a 20% discount to corporate employees.

Promotion of local shared cars is actively pursued not only in apartments but also in neighborhoods and office facilities. The expansion of the local shared car project is expected to significantly help alleviate parking difficulties and spread the sharing culture.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong District, stated, “The only solution to the increasingly severe parking difficulties is cooperation with residents. We plan to do our best to promote the car-sharing culture by organizing the previously scattered shared car usage into community units.”

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