Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su, the story behind replacing a hydrogen charging station with an electric charging station in Jangji-dong following residents' wishes?

Seoul's 'Jangji Compact City Public Parking Lot Vertical Development Project' Initially Planned Hydrogen Charging Station... Songpa-gu Voices Opposition Over Resident Safety Concerns, Seoul City Abruptly Accepts

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District, Dialogue with Residents

Jangji Chagojiji Layout Map

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] As a result of Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su continuously conveying residents' concerns about the safety of the Jangji-dong hydrogen charging station to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the city finally decided on the 18th of last month to change it to an electric charging station.

The installation of the Jangji-dong hydrogen charging station was an issue promoted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as part of the ‘Jangji Compact City Public Parking Lot Vertical Development Project’ (hereinafter referred to as Jangji Compact City). Jangji Compact City aims to develop the bus parking lot (38,119㎡) located at 862 Jangji-dong into a site for public housing (784 units of Happy Housing), living SOC facilities, and a bus parking lot, and to install a hydrogen charging station on the future energy site.

However, during the project promotion, residents raised strong opposition voices due to safety concerns regarding the installation of the hydrogen charging station.

In response, Mayor Park Seong-su gathered opinions through resident meetings over the past two years and continuously expressed opposition to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. In particular, in November last year, he formally requested the Seoul Metropolitan Government to install an electric charging station instead of the hydrogen charging station in line with the policy goal of ‘Seoul advancing the electric vehicle era.’

The Seoul Metropolitan Government accepted this proposal and withdrew the plan to install the hydrogen charging station, deciding instead to install an electric charging station.

With the cancellation of the hydrogen charging station installation, which was a major concern of residents, the development of ‘Jangji Compact City’ is expected to gain momentum.

The district office plans to actively convey the opinions of resident representatives and related departments on the future electric charging station installation, living SOC facility plans, and traffic management plans to the ‘3rd Jangji Compact City Governance.’

Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su stated, “By changing the plan from a hydrogen charging station to an electric charging station, residents’ safety concerns have been alleviated, and the project has gained momentum.” He added, “We will work harder to ensure that residents’ opinions are actively reflected in large-scale development projects such as the redevelopment of the former Seongdong Detention Center site, the creation of the Jamsil International Exchange Complex, redevelopment and reconstruction projects, and the Pungnap-dong urban regeneration, thereby enhancing residents’ lives and the value of the city.”

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