Gwangjin-gu Creates Family-Friendly Parking Lots for Pregnant Women and Other Transportation-Vulnerable Groups
Changing 'Women-Only Parking' to 'Family-Friendly Parking'
Expanding target from women to all vulnerable road users including pregnant women and caregivers with infants and young children
Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is creating 'Family-Friendly Parking Lots' to accommodate various transportation-vulnerable groups.
The 'Family-Friendly Parking Lots' are a conversion of the 'Women-Only Parking Lots' established in 2009 for women's safety. The Women-Only Parking Lots have consistently faced questions about their effectiveness due to the low usage rate by women and concerns about safety.
Accordingly, in September, the district revised the 'Gwangjin-gu Parking Lot Installation and Management Ordinance' to expand the eligible users from women to transportation-vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, guardians with infants and young children, and the elderly, and began full-scale implementation of the Family-Friendly Parking Lots.
The target parking lots for installation are on-street, off-street, and attached parking lots with a capacity of 30 or more vehicles, and at least 10% of the total parking spaces must be designated. The installation locations are places close to entrances, locations easily monitored by closed-circuit surveillance, and bright spots without blind spots, ensuring convenience and safety for users.
The district plans to promptly complete the conversion and installation for 21 public parking lots with 203 spaces and will also guide and encourage the creation of Family-Friendly Parking Lots in 215 private parking lots with 2,536 spaces.
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Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, "We have converted to Family-Friendly Parking Lots for residents who are pregnant, raising children, and elderly people with mobility difficulties," and added, "We will continue to implement various parking policies to ensure the convenience and safety of transportation-vulnerable groups and minimize inconvenience for residents."
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