Seoul City to Hold Public Hearing on 'Strategic Plan Amendment' for 2nd Generation Urban Regeneration on the 15th

Held on the 15th at 3 PM in the auditorium of the Welfare Building, Seosomun Annex, Seoul City Hall

Source=Seoul City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 14th that it will hold a public hearing on the "2030 Seoul Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan Amendment" at 3 p.m. on the 15th in the auditorium of the Welfare Building at Seoul City Hall, with participation from general citizens, experts, and public officials.

The city's Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Strategic Plan) is the highest-level statutory plan in the field of urban regeneration under Article 12 of the "Special Act on the Promotion and Support of Urban Regeneration" (hereinafter referred to as the Urban Regeneration Special Act). Since the first formulation of the Strategic Plan in 2015, the city has been promoting urban regeneration projects accordingly.

Urban regeneration projects have been criticized for focusing more on preservation and management rather than environmental maintenance and infrastructure expansion, and for not meeting citizens' demands for revitalizing living infrastructure and maintenance projects. Accordingly, the city has been working on revising the Strategic Plan to reflect new demands arising from social changes and to shift the direction of urban regeneration.

This Strategic Plan includes measures to concretely realize the second generation of urban regeneration announced in June last year. It reestablishes the basic direction of urban regeneration by restoring the balance between development and preservation, diversifies maintenance methods, and newly establishes operational standards for revitalized areas.

To strengthen urban competitiveness and realize balanced development policies, the city has set a new policy direction of "balanced development in declining areas" in this Strategic Plan. Specific measures include ▲ actively supporting private sector's "proactive maintenance" to respond to citizen demands ▲ utilizing various means encompassing development, maintenance, and management to restore the balance between preservation and development ▲ reforming the public support system to promote substantial project implementation and induce private investment.

Specifically, the city will shift from urban regeneration projects focused on improving public spaces to actively supporting private maintenance. Key facilities that were operated as community spaces will be repurposed as living infrastructure (SOC) and their operation will be made more efficient. Additionally, to restore the balance between preservation and development, projects will be promoted in connection with development and maintenance projects such as redevelopment, reconstruction, small-scale housing maintenance projects, and urban redevelopment promotion projects.

This Strategic Plan includes five general neighborhood-type areas selected as urban regeneration activation areas from 2020 to 2021: ▲ Mangubondong area ▲ Sinwol 1-dong area ▲ Doksan 2-dong area ▲ Hwagok Central Market area ▲ Yongdap Shopping Market area. The previously designated Janganpyeong area will have some changes in type and size.

After the public hearing, the city plans to amend, finalize, and announce the Strategic Plan after hearing opinions from the City Council, consulting related organizations, and reviewing by the Urban Regeneration Committee.

Yeo Jang-kwon, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Balanced Development Headquarters, said, "Through the amendment of the highest-level statutory plan, the Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan, we plan to establish a system that develops where development is needed and firmly supports preservation where necessary," adding, "By applying various project methods possible under the Urban Regeneration Special Act, we aim to contribute to improving citizens' quality of life through strengthening urban competitiveness and realizing balanced development policies."

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