Seocho-gu Expands All Nanum Cars to 180 Vehicles

Resident-Only Parking Lots and Public Parking Lots to Host Shared Vehicles for Increased Resident Convenience... Additional Placement in Building-Attached Parking Lots, Discount Benefits for Vulnerable Groups and Youth Under Review

Seocho-gu Jatuli Land Nanum Car Exclusive Parking Lot

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seocho-gu (Mayor Eunhee Cho) is expanding and operating its shared car service, Nanum Car, from 72 vehicles last year to 180 vehicles this year to promote the use of shared vehicles.

Starting with a business agreement with Socar in April last year to place Nanum Cars in resident-priority parking lots, in October of the same year, Seocho-gu created the first exclusive Nanum Car spaces utilizing resident-priority parking lots in the district.

Even without owning a car, residents can conveniently use Seocho-gu Nanum Cars, a shared vehicle service, at nearby resident-priority parking lots or public parking lots.

Shared vehicles have been evenly distributed in densely populated residential areas, around Gyodae Station with heavy traffic, and in Yangjae-dong where public transportation accessibility is low, improving accessibility.

Thanks to this improved accessibility, residents can easily use the service, and in June this year, the monthly usage count reached 4,309, approximately 3.1 times higher than in June last year.

Usage is expected to increase further during the vacation season in July and August.

Mr. Shin, who used Nanum Car in Banpo-dong, said, “It was great to conveniently use a shared vehicle close to my home. Since there is a discount benefit for residents, costs were reduced, and we had difficulties due to a shortage of parking spaces in the apartment, but having an exclusive zone made it easy to use and park,” expressing satisfaction.

Additionally, to alleviate users’ concerns due to COVID-19, vehicles are disinfected once a week, and a mask-wearing campaign is also being conducted.

The district plans to place Nanum Cars in building-affiliated parking lots in the future so that companies can use shared vehicles without needing to own corporate cars.

They are also considering providing discount benefits to vulnerable groups and young people to reduce the burden of using shared vehicles.

Seocho-gu previously introduced a system that shares parking spaces during times when resident-priority parking lot assignees do not use them, and this system has been expanded to all autonomous districts, generating about 120 million KRW annually in non-tax revenue.

Furthermore, last year, without purchasing land, the district secured a total of 129 parking spaces, including 42 spaces in 16 Green Parking houses, 61 spaces in 5 Open Parking lots, and 26 spaces utilizing leftover land.

Mayor Eunhee Cho stated, “Through Nanum Car, we can suppress unnecessary vehicle ownership and operation, resolve parking difficulties, and save the budget needed to secure parking spaces. We will continue to strive to activate Nanum Car usage. I hope many residents enjoy a comfortable and affordable shared vehicle experience and have a pleasant summer vacation.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.