Strengthening the Station Area of Singeumho Station with Increasing Foot Traffic... Pedestrian Environment to Improve

Despite the increase in foot traffic, the area around Singeumho Station on Subway Line 5, which still has many aging facilities, will see enhanced transit-oriented functions and improved pedestrian conditions through a district unit plan.

On the 12th, Seoul City held a joint urban and architectural committee meeting and announced on the 13th that it had approved a revised district unit plan for Singeumho in Seongdong-gu.

This decision was promoted to strengthen the transit-oriented functions and improve the pedestrian environment by enhancing the traffic system at intersections in the area around 114 Geumho-dong 1-ga, adjacent to Singeumho Station.

The target area is a Type 2 General Residential Zone adjacent to Singeumho Station on Subway Line 5. Although the floating population continues to increase due to the development of large-scale apartment complexes nearby, the area lacks the functions of a regional center due to the concentration of aging small-scale neighborhood living facilities and insufficient pedestrian space.

Therefore, to strengthen the transit-oriented functions, the area around the intersection will be designated as a special planning zone where land use can be upgraded to quasi-residential through household unit development. Large-scale retail facilities and other necessary local facilities will be introduced, and pedestrian environment improvements will be encouraged by designating building setback lines along the intersection and applying maximum floor area ratios when relocating related facilities such as subway entrances.

Additionally, to improve the complex traffic system around the intersection currently shaped as a six-way junction, improvement measures such as widening side roads and establishing pedestrian-only roads will be implemented step-by-step in conjunction with the realization of the special planning zone project.

With the passage of this plan through the joint urban and architectural committee review, the final plan is expected to be decided and announced as early as the second half of the year after the resident inspection process.

A Seoul city official stated, "This decision is expected to serve as an opportunity to improve the environment and pedestrian conditions in the area around Singeumho Station, where aging buildings are concentrated."

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