48 Unexecuted Parks in Incheon Janggi... Transformed into Rose and Pet Parks

Yeonsu-gu Mujugol Park Groundbreaking... Rose Scent Garden Reborn in 2022
759.7 Billion KRW Invested to Complete Park by 2024
Diversification with Color and Sensory Gardens, Ecological and Silver-Friendly Parks

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of Mujugol Park in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon
Photo by Incheon City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City has officially launched a project to develop 48 sites, which had remained undeveloped for 20 years since being designated as parks, into actual parks.

On the 19th, the city held a groundbreaking ceremony at Mujugol Park in Seonhak-dong, Yeonsu-gu, one of the long-delayed parks, and announced plans to invest 47.7 billion KRW by 2022 to develop this park into a specialized park featuring one million roses.

Located at the eastern edge of Munhak Mountain, Mujugol Park was first designated as a park in 1944 but had been neglected until it was selected as a park subject to the Urban Park Development Act Special Project.

The Urban Park Development Act Special Project allows private park promoters to install and donate more than 70% of the park area, and then build facilities permitted in residential, commercial, or green zones on the remaining land.

Including Mujugol Park, the city plans to invest 759.7 billion KRW by 2024 to develop 48 long-delayed parks into actual parks, covering an area of 6.18㎢, which is 2.1 times the size of Yeouido.

To avoid creating uniform and simple parks, the city intends to specialize spaces such as urban agriculture parks, pet parks, ecological parks, senior-friendly parks, fine dust forests, healing forests, and rice paddy wetlands, while diversifying the colors of planted vegetation.

Once the project is completed in 2024, the park area per Incheon citizen will increase to 12.9㎡, making it the largest among the seven special and metropolitan cities excluding Sejong City.

Long-delayed parks refer to lands designated as urban parks but left as green spaces without development. Since the implementation of the park sunset system in July, lands that have remained undeveloped for more than 20 years after designation lose their park status.

Ahead of the implementation of the park sunset system, Incheon City completed the approval process for park development plans for 48 long-delayed parks in June, preventing the loss of park designation.

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