Gwangjin-gu Holds 'Children Protection Zone School Commute Safety Resident Meeting'

Gwangjin-gu Holds ‘Parent and Resident Meeting on Safety in School Zones for Children’

Over 200 Participants Including Parents from 21 Elementary Schools, School Officials, and Local Resident Representatives

Focus on Service Plan to Establish ‘Gwangjin-style School Zones for Children’ Including Securing Sidewalks

Final Improvement Plan to be Drawn by October This Year with the Goal of Establishing and Implementing a Four-Year Comprehensive Plan

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) held the ‘Parent and Resident Meeting on Safety in School Zones for Children’ on the 21st.

On December 2nd last year, a tragic accident occurred in a school zone in front of Eonbuk Elementary School in Gangnam-gu, where a 9-year-old child was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. Since then, traffic accidents in school zones have continued to occur, raising increasing calls for the establishment of safety measures.

In response, Gwangjin-gu specially allocated an additional budget of 100 million KRW in February this year for the ‘Research and Basic Design Service on Safety in School Zones for Children’ to prevent safety accidents within school zones. This meeting was organized as part of those efforts.

The meeting was prepared to gather opinions from parents and local residents regarding the service execution necessary for improving and securing safety in school zones for children.

More than 200 people attended the meeting, including parents and school officials from 21 elementary schools in the area, representatives from each neighborhood, and residents interested in school zones for children. Gwangjin-gu Mayor Kim Kyung-ho also participated, along with related organizations such as the Gwangjin Police Station, Seongdong-Gwangjin Office of Education, and the Road Traffic Authority. This demonstrated the high level of interest in children’s commuting safety.

During the meeting, the focus was on boldly implementing plans to improve existing school zones by ▲ reducing road width and actively securing sidewalks along school routes ▲ expanding one-way traffic ▲ installing raised crosswalks ▲ replacing image-type speed bumps with actual speed bumps ▲ strengthening traffic safety facilities to reduce vehicle speed, all aimed at creating a distinctive ‘Gwangjin-style School Zone for Children.’

Afterwards, attendees and district officials engaged in a Q&A session. Questioners inquired about individual improvement measures for each elementary school designated as a school zone for children.

The district plans to finalize the improvement plan by October this year after completing the current status survey and analysis and consulting with related organizations. Based on the final improvement plan, a four-year comprehensive plan will be established and implemented, with the ultimate goal of securing safety in school zones for children.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho of Gwangjin-gu stated, “We promise to steadily carry out the necessary work to create a sincere ‘Gwangjin-style School Zone for Children,’ not just for show. Regarding school zones for children, we hope everyone will continue to participate with great interest and a generous heart as shown today.”

Since March, through the mayor’s ‘Communication in Front of Schools’ held until June, the district has also been actively listening to requests from children and parents related to school zones for children and reflecting them in improvement plans, continuously striving to hear diverse voices for the safety of children’s commuting in school zones.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.