Daegu City Implements Safe Alley Creation Project Through Urban Design

Application of CPTED Design Techniques (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in Aging Industrial Areas

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] Daegu City announced on the 23rd that it will implement an urban design project this year applying CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) techniques to brighten dark streets and create safe alleys in the aging factory area of Nowon-dong 2-ga, Buk-gu.

The Nowon-dong 2-ga area is adjacent to the 3rd General Industrial Complex, with many factories mixed in, and the street environment is dark at night with low foot traffic.

As it is an area urgently needing improvement in residential environment and image, the project focuses on reducing residents' fear of crime and is scheduled to be completed by June this year.

Last year, the city successfully completed a living safety design project around the entertainment district in Hwanggeum-dong, Suseong-gu, applying CPTED techniques and universal design with a total budget of 500 million KRW, reducing local residents' fear of crime.

This Nowon-dong 2-ga design project aims to create a neighborhood environment where residents can walk safely. The main contents include developing a neighborhood brand and designing signage (signboards, gobos), applying crime prevention design techniques to alleys, residential areas, factory sites, and vacant or abandoned houses, renovating aging facilities, expanding security lighting, and securing alley illumination by replacing LED lights.

Kim Chang-yeop, Director of the Urban Regeneration Bureau of the city, said, “Through this crime prevention urban design project, we will design alleys in Nowon-dong 2-ga where residents can walk safely,” and added, “We will expand public design projects that citizens can feel in their daily lives.”

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