Creation of an Underground Public Parking Lot at Deungseo Elementary School in Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Deungseo Elementary School Signs Agreement with Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education... Gangseo-gu to Operate and Manage, Full Operation Starting March

Bird's-eye view of Deungseo Elementary School

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) signed an agreement on the 4th of last month with the Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education and Deungseo Elementary School to create an underground public parking lot at Deungseo Elementary School and to manage and operate the parking lot.

The district has made many efforts to alleviate parking difficulties, including constructing public parking lots in residential areas, but building new parking lots requires securing land and involves significant budgets and negotiations such as purchases.

Accordingly, the district consulted with the Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education in 2018 to create a public parking lot at Deungseo Elementary School (located in Hwagok 6-dong) as a way to utilize public land without purchasing additional sites.

As a result of the consultation, it was decided to build a parking lot underground beneath the multipurpose auditorium facility being constructed at Deungseo Elementary School. The district bears the construction costs, while the Gangseo Office of Education is responsible for project implementation including design, construction, and supervision.

The underground parking lot construction began in January last year and is scheduled for completion this January. Although the facility ownership belongs to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, the district will operate and manage the parking lot and use it free of charge for 30 years.

The underground parking lot has a total of 32 spaces and is expected to be fully operational from March this year, helping to alleviate local parking difficulties.

Furthermore, to address safety concerns, pedestrian-only pathways have been installed at the parking lot entrances and exits to ensure pedestrian safety, and alternatives such as deploying traffic personnel during school arrival and dismissal times are also being prepared for student safety.

A district official stated, “We are striving to resolve parking difficulties through various methods such as constructing public parking lots in residential areas, expanding shared parking, and utilizing public land. We will actively seek cases like the Deungseo Elementary public parking lot operation agreement to reduce inconveniences for residents.”

The district is making various efforts to secure parking spaces, including promoting the construction of a public parking lot in the Banghwa-dong residential area, operating an ARS parking sharing system, implementing the Green Parking project by removing fences to create parking lots, and sharing parking spaces.

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