'COVID-19 Full Response', 'Songpa Dullegil'... Songpa-gu Top 10 News 1st and 2nd Place

Online Voting from December 1-8 for 20 Major Songpa-gu Policies of the Year... 2,933 Participants Choose 'Top 10 Songpa-gu News'

Ranked No. 1 in 'Comprehensive COVID-19 Response'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 14th that it selected the 'Top 10 News of Songpa-gu' that changed the lives of residents the most and resonated the most throughout the year, with 'Full-scale Response to COVID-19' ranking first.

The 'Top 10 News of Songpa-gu' is an event that selects policies and projects that received great attention from residents and the media throughout the year.

To this end, from the 1st to the 8th of this month, the district selected the final 10 projects from 20 candidate projects through a resident survey via SNS and an employee survey through the internal intranet.

A total of 2,933 people participated in this year's voting.

As a result of the voting, residents showed great interest in policies that helped them adapt amid many changes in all areas of life due to COVID-19.

The first place was awarded to the full-scale response to COVID-19 (17.7%). Following that, 2nd place was Songpa Dullegil (10.7%), 3rd place was Songpa-gu’s new city brand (6.6%), 4th place was the COVID-19 Internet Quarantine Team (6.3%), and 5th place was the Bangguseok Cherry Blossom Broadcast.

In particular, the news that was most meaningful to residents this year was the 'Full-scale Response to COVID-19' in Songpa.

▲ Epidemiological investigations, quarantine, and establishment of self-quarantine guidelines that protected Songpa from COVID-19 ▲ Support policies for small business owners that helped endure COVID-19 ? Songpa-gu’s efforts to fully respond to COVID-19 gained much sympathy from residents.

The 'Songpa Dullegil,' which ranked second, is a 21.2 km circular walking trail connecting four waterways flowing along the outskirts of Songpa-gu. This year, it received enthusiastic responses from residents through community donations and the commencement of construction on the previously unopened Tancheon trail section.

It is planned to become a resting place for residents exhausted by COVID-19 and a healing spot in the city that improves quality of life. Having been selected among the top ranks again this year following last year, it proves the continuous interest and support of residents.

Next, the 'Declaration of Songpa-gu’s New City Brand' ranked third, showing residents’ expectations for the new Songpa. The new city brand CI, which embodies the meaning of Songpa as a 'leading' city in Seoul and a 'people-centered' city, along with the friendly Song Song Pa Pa character, plans to break away from the old city image and enhance Songpa’s brand value.

The 4th and 5th places were occupied by policies demonstrating Songpa’s unique response capabilities leading the COVID-19 era. The 4th place, the 'Internet Quarantine Team,' is a project started by the district in May as the first in the nation, which removes unnecessary information about confirmed cases online. Within two weeks of implementation, it was reported as a model case of quarantine, spreading nationwide, and received great attention for protecting privacy and preventing secondary damage to businesses visited by confirmed cases.

The 5th place, 'Bangguseok Cherry Blossom Broadcast,' was an on-tact festival adapted to the COVID-19 era, replacing the 'Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival' that annually attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists to Songpa, and received great responses from residents.

2nd Place Songpa Dullegil Seongnaecheon

Other notable mentions included the alternative for future education 'Songpa Ssem' (6th), expansion of 100 public daycare centers by the end of the year (7th), 'Safety First' for shared kickboards (8th), comprehensive efforts to revitalize the local economy (9th), and uniting various sectors to attract the Korea National University of Arts (10th), all of which received significant attention.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “Looking at the results of the selected Top 10 News, we can see the residents’ wish for ‘Songpa leading Seoul’ in the post-COVID era,” and added, “Songpa-gu will continue to implement better policies that improve residents’ quality of life and resonate with them next year.”

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