Mapo-gu '369 Hapjeong-dong Area' Selected as Seoul-type Urban Regeneration Activation Zone

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) announced on the 7th that the Tojeong-ro area in Hapjeong-dong has been finally selected as a ‘2020 Seoul-type Urban Regeneration Activation Area (Residential Support Type).’

The urban regeneration activation project aims to improve deteriorated urban areas physically, environmentally, economically, and culturally, restoring local vitality and creating a competitive residential environment. Mapo-gu will receive 10 billion KRW in seed funding from the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

The area around 369 Hapjeong-dong has historically been difficult to develop on a large scale due to valuable historical and cultural resources such as the Han River, Jeoldusan Martyrs’ Shrine, Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery Park, and Seoul Thermal Power Plant. This area has not met the demands of some residents seeking zoning upgrades and redevelopment or reconstruction, and has been excluded from the revitalization of Hongdae and Hapjeong stations, resulting in an increasing number of aging residential neighborhoods and declining commercial districts.

Starting in 2018, a small-scale alleyway regeneration project began in parts of Hapjeong-dong. Through this, the district office and residents have accumulated meaningful experience in small-scale urban regeneration projects by continuously communicating during the process of transforming aging alleys into convenient and safe pathways.

Residents who have observed and experienced these changes have developed a positive view of urban regeneration projects, laying the foundation for the expansion of the urban regeneration activation area to include the Tojeong-ro area in Hapjeong-dong.

Going forward, this area will prepare various plans for local revitalization through the establishment of an urban regeneration activation plan, including revitalizing the resident community, physical residential environment improvement projects, and cultural tourism projects linked to local historical and cultural resources such as the Han River, Jeoldusan Martyrs’ Shrine, Yanghwajin, and Seoul Thermal Power Plant.

Local residents who have voluntarily worked for regional revitalization and hoped for urban regeneration projects said, “We are pleased that our steady efforts for regional development have borne fruit in the form of the urban regeneration activation project, and we will do our best to create a better neighborhood together with many residents.”

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “Although Mapo has been neglected in national urban regeneration projects, I am grateful to the residents for achieving such remarkable results through cooperation with the local community. We will do our best to ensure balanced regional development so that no corner of Mapo-gu is left behind.”

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