Gwangjin-gu Shares Idle Time of Priority Parking Zones for Street Residents

Some Former Reservoir Sites in Junggok-dong Transformed into Parking Spaces for Local Residents... Promotion of Various Parking Sharing Projects Using Village Buses

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) will implement the ‘Sharing Two Vehicles in One Parking Space’ system for resident-priority parking zones starting from the 10th to alleviate parking difficulties in residential areas.

The ‘Sharing Two Vehicles in One Parking Space’ system is a resident-priority parking sharing program that allows others to use the parking space during idle times when the designated resident user is not using it.

This system was established to resolve parking shortages and promote parking sharing. In addition to the designated user, one more vehicle belonging to family members, neighbors, or nearby merchants can be registered and used.

Participants in the resident-priority parking sharing system will receive priority points when applying for the next year’s resident-priority parking lot rotation assignment. For more details, contact the Gwangjin-gu Facilities Management Corporation Parking Business Team or the Gwangjin-gu Traffic Guidance Division.

Additionally, the district is promoting the ‘Vacant Land Parking Lot Creation Project’ to secure insufficient parking spaces and provide parking convenience to local residents by converting unused vacant land owned by landowners into parking lots.

Accordingly, this year, part of the vacant land among district-owned land located in the Junggok-dong area was converted into a parking lot. The newly created vacant land parking lot consists of 2 spaces (164.5㎡) and operates under a full-day resident-priority parking system, with a usage fee of 50,000 KRW per month.

Residents wishing to apply for the ‘Resident-Priority Parking Sharing’ or ‘Vacant Land Parking Lot’ can download the application form from the Gwangjin-gu Facilities Management Corporation Resident-Priority Parking website, fill it out, and submit it in person or by fax to the Gwangjin-gu Facilities Management Corporation.

The vacant land parking lot creation project is open for application if the site can be developed into a parking lot for less than 2 million KRW per space and can be open for more than one year.

The entire parking lot construction cost is covered by the district, and landowners can choose to receive either all operating revenue or exemption from property tax as support.

The district started this project in 2010 and has currently created a total of 32 spaces (25 on private land, 7 on national/public land).

Furthermore, to resolve parking difficulties, the district is also promoting the ‘Resident-Priority Parking Sharing Project,’ which allows multiple users to share idle parking spaces via an app, and the ‘Green Parking Project,’ which creates parking lots by removing fences.

To promote these initiatives, the district has installed promotional materials inside and outside 19 local village buses, which will operate until the end of the year.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “The district is implementing various projects utilizing idle times and spaces to efficiently solve residents’ parking space shortages. We also provide incentives to residents who participate in the parking sharing projects, so we ask for active participation. If there are any other good ideas, please feel free to suggest them at any time.”

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