Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, Achieves 80% Fulfillment Rate of Campaign Promises in Tourism, Culture, Sports, Communication, and Administration Sectors

Breaking Ground on the Final Section of Songpa Dullegil 'Tancheon-gil' to Expand Cultural and Tourism Infrastructure...Focusing on Enhancing Administrative Service Quality through Renovation and Reconstruction of Aging Community Centers

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 8th that the 'Fun Songpa' pledges in the fields of tourism, culture, sports, communication, and administration have achieved an 80% fulfillment rate, and the district is making every effort to complete all pledges.

The district selected a total of 15 projects under the 'Fun Songpa' pledges, with communication, innovation, and fairness as the core values of the 7th local government administration.

Among them, projects such as ▲establishing a public-private governance for revitalizing the Jamsil Tourism Special Zone ▲revitalizing the tourism special zone and fostering it as a world-class attraction ▲promoting sports and cultural facilities around the Songpa Pine Town complex ▲expanding sports and cultural facilities for everyday sports were completed early to build cultural and tourism infrastructure and promote everyday sports.

In particular, the district has continuously strived to expand cultural and tourism infrastructure.

In addition to launching the Songpa Cultural Foundation and opening the cultural experimental space ‘Hosoo’, a community-type open performance venue ‘Atelier’ at Seokchon Lake is scheduled to open in March this year.

Also, the ‘Songpa Dullegil’ trail, a core pledge project of the 7th local government administration, has been promoted step-by-step since 2019, and on November 4 last year, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Tancheon section, which had been the only unopened part.

By June this year, the entire Songpa Dullegil will be organically connected without any breaks. Furthermore, the district plans to actively promote the ‘Green Songpa Forest Creation Project’, which involves planting 2 million trees throughout the district.

Despite restrictions on on-site communication with residents due to the spread of COVID-19, the district did not neglect projects in communication and administration. In line with the on-tact era, the district held the ‘Songpa-daero Live Talk Concert’ online with residents, listening more closely to their voices.

In addition, the ‘Resident Center Facility Environment Improvement’ project, which provides administrative services and communication closest to residents, is progressing smoothly. The Jamsilbon-dong Resident Center reconstruction project began construction on June 23 last year and is underway with a target completion date of February 2022. The Pungnap 2-dong Resident Center will be a complex building including a police substation and daycare center, and the Bangi 2-dong Resident Center is being promoted as the ‘Bangi-dong Old Public Building Complex Development Project’, transforming it into a new community-based shared space.

Meanwhile, projects led by external organizations such as ▲Bokjeong Station area smart three-dimensional complex city ▲Tancheon east side road underground expansion and surface park development ▲Jangji Station subway entrance installation are projects that need to be reexamined in the long term due to delays in related legislation, technical limitations, and economic feasibility.

The district expressed its determination to do its best until the end through cooperation with related organizations and active opinion sharing, as promises to residents are the top priority.

Mayor Park Seong-su said, “Last year was a year that required new changes and innovations in administration as well as residents’ daily lives due to the unexpected issue of COVID-19. In the new year, we will focus all our capabilities on flexibly devising measures and completing pledge projects without delay to improve the quality of life for all residents.”

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