Gwangju Buk-gu, Creation of Free Public Parking Lot in Cheomdan 2 District

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 15th that it has created an eco-friendly off-street parking lot with 110 spaces by utilizing part of the buffer green space within the Cheomdan 2 District.

This project began as a proposal from about 420 small business owners and industrial complex workers in Cheomdan 2 District who were experiencing inconvenience due to the lack of parking lots.

Cheomdan 2 District had been causing inconvenience to businesspeople visiting the industrial complex due to an average of about 500 illegal parking cases per day, and the number of customers using stores was also decreasing due to parking difficulties.

Buk-gu received approval from the relevant authorities for the change in the industrial complex development implementation plan to create an eco-friendly parking lot in the buffer green zone proposed by residents as a parking lot site in April last year, and after seven months of construction, completed it this month.

In particular, since the parking lot utilized the buffer green space, the number of parking spaces was minimized, and about 12,000 trees, 500 more than originally planned, were planted in the remaining green space and around the parking lot to maintain the buffer green function.

The parking spaces meet legal standards such as those for the disabled, pregnant women, compact and eco-friendly vehicles, and additional spaces were allocated to consider human rights sensitivity and to accommodate socially vulnerable groups.

District Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “The parking problem in Cheomdan 2 District has been a long-standing issue for residents using stores, merchants, and industrial complex workers,” and added, “We expect that the newly created public parking lot will alleviate some of the inconvenience caused by illegal parking.”

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