Yangcheon District Mayor Kim Su-young: "Improving Transportation System Covering East, West, South, and North of Yangcheon-gu through Mokdong Light Rail and Gangbuk Transversal Line"

District Mayor Kim stated in the 2021 New Year's address, "We will strive to improve the transportation system connecting the east, west, south, and north of Yangcheon-gu through the Mokdong Light Rail and Gangbuk Transversal Line, achieving balanced regional development."

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, said, "In 2021, Yangcheon District will do its utmost to turn the crisis into an opportunity with the spirit of ‘Geuksecheokdo (克世拓道)’, which means overcoming difficulties and pioneering a new path."

In his New Year's address for 2021, Mayor Kim stated, "We will strive to improve the transportation system encompassing the east, west, south, and north of Yangcheon District through the Mokdong Light Rail and the Gangbuk Transversal Line, and achieve balanced regional development."

He also announced that Yeonui Wood Workshop, which has been reorganized from a material warehouse into a cultural experience space, and the soon-to-open Yangcheon Central Library will be reborn as eco-friendly creative spaces and reading and cultural spaces for the residents in the city.

Mayor Kim said, "The year 2020 was a more difficult year for everyone than ever before. However, Yangcheon District did not despair in the face of those difficulties but sought what could be done within them. Yangcheon Park, which is loved by many local residents, was newly renovated after 30 years and established itself as a healing space for residents exhausted by COVID-19. Various eco-friendly policies pursued so far, such as installing electric vehicle charging stations using street lamps, have also received high external recognition, winning the Green City Presidential Award hosted by the Ministry of Environment."

He continued, "The year of the White Ox, Sinchuk Year (辛丑年), a symbol of trust and sincerity, has dawned. This year, we welcome a somewhat different New Year because COVID-19, which troubled us throughout the year, is not yet over. Therefore, news about the vaccine feels like a ray of hope to us. The word ‘vaccine’ is said to originate from the Latin word ‘vacca’, meaning cow. The cow, which became a symbol of the vaccine by saving humanity from smallpox, is hoped to bring hope for overcoming COVID-19 this year."

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