Gwangju City Selected for 'Public Design of Children's School Commute Spaces' Competition

270 Million Won Secured... Improvement of Roads Around Daechon Jungang Elementary School

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 26th that its "Safe Daechon Raon-gil Creation Project" was selected in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's "2020 Children's School Commute Space Creation" contest.

The "2020 Children's School Commute Space Creation" is a contest project aimed at promoting public design by local governments. Gwangju was the only metropolitan city selected in the "Children's School Commute Space Design" category, allowing the project to be carried out entirely with national funds without any local government expenses.

The project site, the roads around Daechon Jungang Elementary School, is an area urgently needing improvement due to disrupted routes for commuting students including elementary, middle school, and kindergarten students, as well as discomfort and insecurity caused by piled-up items near surrounding stores.

Gwangju plans to invest 275 million KRW secured this time to improve the children's school commute space design and enhance the walking environment for local residents by May, creating a safe and enjoyable school commute path.

Accordingly, the old bus shelters along the commute path will be transformed into smart safety shelters equipped with public Wi-Fi and emergency bells, providing shelter from the cold.

Additionally, a Story Yellow Carpet will be installed, along with safety facilities such as sidewalk blocks, floor pavement materials, closed-circuit television (CCTV), and anti-advertisement panels.

To activate resident participation and communication from the project implementation stage, Gwangju will operate a promotion council, conduct safety guardian campaigns and operate safety guardians, and run resident participation programs such as forums.

Lee Sang-bae, Director of the City Urban Regeneration Bureau, said, "Through this contest project, we will do our best to reflect residents' safety needs and create a pleasant and enjoyable children's school commute space."

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