Gwangju Seo-gu 'Neutinamu Public Parking Lot' Completed... Expected to Ease Parking Shortage

Published 21 Oct.2022 15:56(KST)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Yi-gang) has created an underground parking lot in the area around Chipeong-dong Neutinamu Children's Park, which is a one-room apartment dense area and a food alley suffering from severe parking difficulties, to solve the parking problem.

According to Seo-gu on the 21st, the "Chipeong-dong Neutinamu Public Parking Lot Construction Project," which involved a total project cost of 3.8 billion KRW, started with a change in urban management plans for project promotion in 2019, began construction in September last year, and was completed last month.

The public parking lot was constructed with 33 parking spaces and a total floor area of 1,519㎡. After the completion ceremony on the 24th, it will be operated free of charge for about one month as a pilot operation to improve any inconveniences in use, and then it will be operated 24 hours a day with paid parking.

A Seo-gu official said, "It is expected to greatly contribute not only to solving the parking difficulties in the nearby one-room apartment dense area but also to revitalizing the commercial district in the Chipeong-dong food alley," adding, "We will do our best to ensure that residents can enjoy a safe and convenient life by continuously promoting customized parking policies as well as spreading future urban infrastructure artificial intelligence smart innovation technology platforms."

Meanwhile, Seo-gu is providing services that allow residents to conveniently use parking lots by building a parking information platform (smartphone app) that shares the location and information of parking lots around destinations this year.