Jeon Seung-il, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Passes 'Ordinance on Direct Operation of Car Sharing Business'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Jeon Seung-il, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council, announced on the 7th that the "Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on the Use of Shared Cars Equipped with Wheelchair Boarding Facilities for Elderly with Mobility Difficulties in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City," which he proposed as a representative during the 308th regular meeting at the Social City Committee, was approved as originally proposed.

Councilman Jeon stated, "It is necessary to expand the eligible users of shared vehicles for transportation-vulnerable people, which was first implemented in Seo-gu nationwide, from the elderly to include persons with disabilities," adding, "It is necessary to promote harmony and communication between generations by expanding opportunities for leisure activities for people with mobility difficulties."

He continued, "By codifying the direct operation of the car-sharing business in the ordinance, it is necessary to expand the mobility rights of the target users by resolving the drawbacks of private consignment," explaining the purpose of the ordinance amendment.

Meanwhile, the "Ordinance on the Use of Shared Cars Equipped with Wheelchair Boarding Facilities for Elderly with Mobility Difficulties in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City," which Councilman Jeon proposed as a representative, was enacted in August 2020 and is being implemented nationwide for the first time under the project "Baekse Cheongchun! Happy Together! Gwangju Seo-gu Hyo Car!"

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