Pohang City Wins 'Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award' at Korea Spatial Culture Awards... 'Cheolgil Sup' Receives Continuous Praise

Winning the External Evaluation in the Green City Category Again This Year Following Last Year

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang City taking a group photo with the Greenway Promotion team and employees to commemorate the award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City has showcased the achievements of its ongoing 'GreenWay Project' domestically and internationally by submitting 'Pohang Cheolgilsup' to various prestigious evaluations in the field of green ecological cities, winning awards twice this year.

On the 18th, Pohang City received the Nuri Shelter Award (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award) at the 15th Korea Spatial Culture Awards ceremony held at Summit Gallery in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. This award has been jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Institute of Architects since 2006 to improve the quality of life for citizens.

Among 35 entries submitted from local governments, public institutions, and the private sector nationwide, six works were finally selected after the first document screening and the second on-site evaluation. In the green ecological city category, 'Pohang Cheolgilsup' was the only work chosen.

Additionally, it was selected for the Excellence Award at the 20th Natural Environment Awards. The ceremony will be held on the 27th at the AT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. This award is sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and hosted by the Korea Ecological Restoration Association. This year, among 28 submissions, 16 works including Pohang Cheolgilsup were selected after the first document screening and the second on-site evaluation.

Last year, Pohang Cheolgilsup also won three awards in external evaluations in the green city category, earning the title of 'Triple Crown,' and it continues its reputation this year.

Pohang Cheolgilsup is a leading project of Pohang City's 'Pohang GreenWay Project,' which is focused on creating a green ecological city where nature and people coexist. It has been praised for effectively integrating various functions of urban forests, such as transforming abandoned railway tracks running through the city into a forest and establishing a green transportation system within the city for walking and cycling.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang City stated, "The Cheolgilsup, the leading project of the GreenWay Project, winning awards again this year after three awards last year in prestigious evaluations, signifies that Pohang's dream of a green city is becoming a reality. Based on this, we will promote various follow-up projects such as creating a national garden to make Pohang a city where people want to live and stay, harmonizing forests and waterways."

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