Pohang Urban Park Gets a New Look as a Citizen-Centered Theme Park!

Active Promotion of Urban Park Renovation and Remodeling Projects

Creation of Senior Citizen Parks and Community Parks Near Industrial Complexes

Pohang City is actively promoting the urban park redevelopment and remodeling project to address user inconveniences and prevent safety accidents caused by the aging of urban parks.

Hwanho Park Space Walk.

The city is transforming most children's parks, which were created with uniform facility installations and similar spatial planning, into themed customized parks reflecting the population distribution around the children's parks and the age groups of local residents.

Although the usage rate of children's parks is decreasing due to the recent low birthrate trend, the number of people aged 65 and over is rapidly increasing as the super-aged society progresses swiftly. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for spaces that support active and vibrant leisure activities for the elderly. Pohang City plans to create senior parks by utilizing existing children's parks.

First, Haedo Jangsu Park, Hwanho 3 Park, and Duho 5 Park will be piloted as senior parks. These senior parks will be equipped with facilities that promote physical, social, and emotional interactions among the elderly, as well as cognitive abilities and health improvement.

In addition, a children's water play area in the city center, which anyone can enjoy without burden, will be created. Covering an area of 1,500㎡ linked with Jangseong Chimchon Neighborhood Park, it will include children's water play facilities and ground fountains, along with a deck stage, shade structures, restrooms, and convenience facilities. The park is scheduled to be completed in June.

Also, as part of the Smart Green City project selected by the Ministry of Environment, three parks near industrial complexes vulnerable to various harmful environmental factors such as air pollution and odors have been selected. These parks are being developed as community parks that satisfy the usage needs of various age groups and serve as urban forests closely connected to daily life where humans and nature coexist.

The Pohang Canal Environmental Improvement Project, one of the 12 scenic spots of Pohang, is also underway. It includes repainting pedestrian bridges, repairing decks and aging parks, maintaining landscaping trees, and creating resting areas for the elderly and waterfront gardens.

Furthermore, the Hwanho Park Spacewalk, which opened in November 2021, is the largest experiential sculpture in Korea and has attracted over 1.5 million visitors to date. It has become a representative attraction of Pohang, greatly contributing to improving the city's image and revitalizing the local economy.

Pohang City plans to continuously promote infrastructure improvement projects to ensure safety and convenience for visitors to Spacewalk along with Hwanho Park.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “As society moves toward the COVID-19 endemic phase, we are expanding resident-friendly parks and green spaces to provide healthy resting places for citizens. We will strive to create a happy city where citizens can enjoy their daily lives by preparing nature-friendly spaces within Pohang’s ecological residential clusters.”

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