Will Urban Vitality Revive Around Guui Station Area in Gwangjin-gu?

Gwangjin-gu Collaborates with Konkuk University and Sejong University to Identify and Directly Address Local Issues with Residents... Promoting Community Regeneration Projects Reflecting Residents' Needs and Characteristics

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is promoting an urban regeneration revitalization project centered on universities and residents, bringing new vitality to the area around Guui Station.

The urban regeneration revitalization project is a specialized initiative that utilizes resources in declining industrial and commercial areas, as well as regions with historical assets, to stimulate economic revitalization. The area around Guui Station was finally selected as a project site in November 2019, and the project has been underway for five years since 2020.

The current projects being promoted are the ‘Resident Contest Project’ and the ‘University-Community Linked Classes,’ designed to infuse culture into the Miga-ro Taste Street to attract visitors and revitalize the area.

The Guui Station Urban Regeneration Support Center is working alongside the district office and residents to support these efforts.

Through the ‘Resident Contest Project,’ local community groups such as ‘Our Shared Alcohol Story,’ which uses traditional liquor as a medium, and ‘Accidental Guui,’ which shares opinions about Guui-dong, are being formed to enable residents to promote their own community.

Additionally, by promoting the ‘University-Community Linked Classes,’ university students from local institutions such as Konkuk University and Sejong University, as well as from more distant universities like Hanyang University and Yonsei University, visit the Guui Station area directly to conduct research aimed at revitalizing the community with fresh ideas and enthusiasm.

During the research process, ideas were proposed in various fields including subscription services, small business consulting projects, reusable container initiatives, street environment improvements, and youth housing issues.

The ideas derived from the ‘University-Community Linked Classes’ will be exhibited later through panels and video materials.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, stated, “The urban regeneration project around Guui Station is aimed at revitalizing the local commercial district centered on Miga-ro and improving the residential environment, with residents playing a central role in the project. We will continue to do our best to find solutions for regional revitalization by communicating with residents and local universities together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Guui Station Urban Regeneration Support Center.”

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