Incheon City to Promote Dongincheon Station Urban Regeneration Project... University-Linked Contest Applications Accepted Until Next Month 6

Incheon City is holding a kickoff briefing for the 'Dongincheon Station 2030 Station Front Project.' 2020.12.23 [Photo by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 27th that it will promote a university-linked resident public contest project as a unit project of the 'Dongincheon Station 2030 Station Front Project.'

The project is an urban regeneration initiative aimed at restoring the former glory of Dongincheon Station by 2030 and revitalizing the area around the station as a central commercial district in the old downtown where people in their 20s and 30s gather.

The city plans to promote a themed planning contest project linked with universities for urban regeneration around Dongincheon Station and is accepting applications until the 6th of next month. The urban regeneration activation areas include Hwaseo 1-dong, Hwapyeong-dong, Songhyeon 1 and 2-dong, and Geumchang-dong in Dong-gu.

The university-linked public contest project mainly involves revitalizing commercial districts using idle spaces within the urban regeneration activation areas and creating village garden flower beds.

Applicants must be groups or gatherings consisting of three or more people, with at least 50% of the members being university students from Incheon who are interested in urban regeneration.

Applicants can submit their application documents by visiting the Dongincheon Station Urban Regeneration Field Support Center (21 Hwadojin-ro, Dong-gu) or by email.

The urban regeneration project around Dongincheon Station is jointly implemented by Incheon City and the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH). In December last year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Urban Regeneration Special Committee approved the urban regeneration activation plan (draft) established by the city and LH.

The two organizations plan to promote a total of 231.3 billion KRW worth of urban regeneration New Deal projects by 2024. The detailed projects include the university-linked resident public contest project, Dongincheon station area complex development project, expansion of public parking lots, home repair remodeling support, creation of safe and secure zones, discovery and archiving of historical and cultural assets, among 10 projects in total.

The area around Dongincheon Station was one of the busiest commercial districts in Incheon until the early 1990s but rapidly declined as new town commercial districts such as Songdo and Cheongna International City emerged.

An official from Incheon City said, "The resident public contest project, a unit project of the Dongincheon Station 2030 Station Front Project, will be promoted with a budget of 800 million KRW by 2024, starting with a pilot project this year," and added, "We hope for active participation from university students and residents."

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