Yangcheon-gu, Installation of Parking Spaces Exclusive for Pregnant Women

Installation of Dedicated Parking Spaces for Pregnant Women in 5 Public Parking Lots with 17 Spaces... Issuance of Pregnant Passenger Vehicle Placards for Women Pregnant or Within 6 Months Postpartum, Allowing Use of Dedicated Parking Areas

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) will install a ‘Pregnant Women Only Parking Zone’ within this month to provide consideration for pregnant women visiting public parking lots and to offer parking convenience for vehicles carrying pregnant women.

Since the enactment of the Ordinance on the Installation and Operation of Pregnant Women Only Parking Zones in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul in 2019, the district has actively prepared by allocating project budgets to implement this.

Although securing parking spaces for general vehicles is already tight, this pregnant women only parking zone is being established to promote childbirth encouragement as a social awareness and to facilitate the movement and parking convenience for pregnant women who face difficulties getting in and out of vehicles.

The pregnant women only parking zone can be used exclusively by vehicles displaying the ‘Pregnant Women Onboard Vehicle’ sign. This sign is issued to women who are pregnant or within six months postpartum and can be applied for at the public health center.

The district decided to install pregnant women only parking zones in a total of 17 spaces across five public parking lots, considering the location, scale, and balanced distribution by legal dong: 8 spaces at Mokdong Public Parking Lot, 4 spaces at Garogongwon Public Parking Lot, 2 spaces at Haemaji Public Parking Lot, 1 space at Gyeongchang Market Public Parking Lot, and 2 spaces at the Cultural Center Public Parking Lot. However, to efficiently secure parking spaces, some of the existing women-priority parking spaces will be repurposed as pregnant women only parking zones. The parking space floors will be marked in pink with images and text indicating pregnant women, and the guide signs will be attached to walls or fixed on posts.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “Pregnant women only parking zones are important facilities that can serve as a measure of consideration and respect within the local community. We plan to actively promote understanding and consensus among local residents regarding these parking zones. We ask for mature consideration to keep these parking spaces reserved for pregnant women, who are vulnerable road users.”

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