Kim Dong-yeon Visits Anyang Old Downtown "Will Find Improvement Plans for Residents of Aging Apartment Complexes"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (second from the right) is touring the old residential area of Anyang 4-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, with officials on the 8th.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 8th that he will seek ways to improve the living conditions of residents in aging multi-family housing in the old downtown areas.

On the same day, Governor Kim visited the old downtown site in Anyang 4-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang City, stating, "Not only the first-generation new towns but also aging residential areas in old downtowns have residents who are struggling," and promised, "There are residents living in places other than apartments in Anyang 4-dong old downtown, and Gyeonggi Province will find ways to improve their living conditions as quickly as possible."

Anyang City includes 27 of the 218 declining areas (eup, myeon, dong) across 23 cities and counties in the province, ranking third in the number of declining areas after Seongnam City and Suwon City.

The Urban Regeneration Act defines declining areas as places that meet two or more of the following three conditions for at least three consecutive years within the last five years: ▲population decline ▲decrease in the number of businesses ▲more than 50% of buildings over 20 years old.

In particular, Anyang 4-dong, currently home to about 6,900 people, was once a central commercial district after the relocation of Anyang Market in 1961 but rapidly declined in the 1990s due to the development of the nearby Pyeongchon new town.

Accordingly, it was designated as a redevelopment promotion district (New Town) in 2008 but the designation was canceled in 2011, and no separate redevelopment projects have been pursued since then.

Local residents are demanding solutions to parking problems caused by a lack of public parking lots, improvements to children's play environments, and the creation of safe pedestrian environments.

Meanwhile, Governor Kim emphasized on the 24th of last month, when announcing the "Comprehensive Measures for Redevelopment of First-generation New Towns," that "for balanced redevelopment, we will pay attention not only to the issues of first-generation new towns but also to aging housing including old downtown areas," and stressed that when promoting redevelopment of first-generation new towns, aging residential areas including old downtowns across the province will be comprehensively considered.

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