Jeongeup-si Promotes 'Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project' Led by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Published 17 May.2022 13:12(KST)

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 17th that it will actively promote the ‘2022 Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project (Sintaein-eup·Chosan-dong),’ a public contest project hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project is a program that supports small-scale urban regeneration to enable residents to solve problems unique to each area, such as poor residential environments and depressed commercial districts, by themselves.

By investing a total project cost of 220 million KRW, the project supports small-scale projects promoted by urban regeneration New Deal community groups, aiming to expand resident participation and strengthen the capabilities of local communities.

The city also aims to strengthen connectivity that can develop into an urban regeneration New Deal project in the future by building local governance based on experience with small-scale projects.

The Sintaein Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project, themed ‘Noisy and Bustling Sintaein,’ will invest 120 million KRW to promote sustainable old downtown regeneration projects such as ▲small-scale resident contest projects ▲Sintaein Cultural School ▲Sintaein Night Market.

The Chosan-dong preliminary project, themed ‘Chohwaro, a Village Where We Want to Live Made by Ourselves,’ plans to invest 100 million KRW to promote projects reflecting small-scale Green New Deal policies such as ▲toad house repair community development ▲creating a safe and clean village ▲alley garden creation.

On the same day, the city held capacity-building education for local residents at the Sintaein-eup Administrative Welfare Center and the Chosan-dong Saemaeul Association meeting room.

The education was prepared to help residents properly understand the Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project and to secure resident participation and establish a sustainable urban regeneration foundation by solving local issues.

The city plans to make every effort to establish a foundation for the Sintaein and Chosan-dong urban regeneration resident councils to be active in the New Deal project in 2023 through strengthening resident capabilities and successful resident-led project promotion.

A city official said, “Since this project is promoted by gathering residents’ ideas and intentions, we hope it will be successfully carried out and improve residents’ quality of life,” and added, “We ask for the interest and participation of many residents in the Urban Regeneration Preliminary Project in the future.”