55% of Jongno Residents Say Eighth Elected Term's District Administration Was "Well Done"

In a survey conducted on over 700 residents aged 18 and older to mark the 1st anniversary of the 8th term of the elected government, 55% of respondents gave positive evaluations

The highest scoring area was ‘Living and Environment’… ‘Transportation and Parking’ policy chosen as the top priority for the second year

Jeong Munheon, Mayor of Jongno District

More than half of Jongno-gu residents expressed satisfaction with the administration of the 8th term of the elected government.

Jongno-gu (Mayor Jeong Munheon) announced that in a survey conducted to mark the 1st anniversary of the 8th term in June, 55% of respondents (8% said ‘very well done’, 47% said ‘generally well done’) gave positive evaluations of the district administration.

The survey was commissioned by the district to the public opinion research agency Korea Research and was conducted from the 8th to the 21st of last month targeting over 700 residents aged 18 and older. It was conducted face-to-face, with a sampling error of ±3.7 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

Positive evaluations showed a relatively even distribution by gender (male 54%, female 55%) and age group (lowest 43% in their 40s, highest 71% in those aged 70 and above), while negative evaluations of ‘poor performance’ accounted for only 15%.

In the evaluation of policies implemented over the past year since the launch of the 8th term, the ▲Living and Environment sector received the highest score at 75%, followed by ▲Disaster and Safety (72%), ▲Health and Welfare (71%), and ▲Culture and Tourism (70%).

Expectations for future district administration were also high (‘expecting’ 55%), demonstrating that sufficient policy momentum has been secured for the second year of the 8th term.

Additionally, respondents identified transportation and parking (27%), housing (18%), and economy (13%) as the top priority areas for the second year.

In response to the surge in tourists following the opening of the Blue House in May 2022, the district opened the Blue House auxiliary parking lot in April to alleviate transportation inconveniences for nearby residents, and plans to complete the parking lot at the entrance of Samcheong Park by June 2024.

Efforts are also underway to ease chronic parking shortages and improve convenience for residents and tourists through the construction of public parking lots in residential areas such as Buam and Pyeongchang-dong, as well as the Changsin-Sodam public parking lot in Changsin-dong.

Moreover, various housing environment improvement policies, including the construction of the Changsin Future City, improvement of low-rise residential environments, and relaxation of building regulations, are being continuously promoted.

Mayor Jeong Munheon stated, “Over the past year, efforts to set the direction and coordinates of district administration and to lay the foundation for a more livable Jongno have been reflected in these positive evaluations. We will not be complacent with these results but will strive to discover policy projects that gain more resident support and to operate the district administration with fairness and transparency.” He emphasized, “In the second year of the 8th term, we will focus on ‘Jongno Modern,’ the realization of our own style of high-level modernization that serves as a model for the world.”

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