Nowon-gu Opens School and Public Parking Lots Free of Charge During Lunar New Year Holiday

Free Parking at 19 Local Schools from February 9 to 12 During Lunar New Year Holiday
Detailed Operating Hours and Parking Locations for School Parking Facilities Available on District Office Website
28 Public Parking Lots Operated by the District Also Open for Free

Nowon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it will open school parking facilities and public parking lots free of charge, focusing on areas with severe parking difficulties in residential areas during the Lunar New Year holiday.

From February 9 to February 12, parking facilities of 19 schools in the area, where opening agreements have been completed among elementary, middle, and high schools, and 28 public parking lots operated by the district will be available.

The schools include ▲ 4 schools including Gongneung Middle School in the Wolgye and Gongneung area ▲ 5 schools including Sangmyeong Elementary School in the Hagye and Junggye area ▲ 11 schools including Gyesang Elementary School in the Sanggye area.

Since the opening locations and operating hours vary for each school facility, users must check the 'Operating Hours and Locations by Facility' before use. The Nowon-gu Office website provides detailed information on free opening of school parking lots during the Lunar New Year holiday along with living information for residents during the holiday period.

In addition, 28 public parking lots operated by the district will also be opened free of charge. Facilities operating 24 hours and monthly subscription parking lots are excluded, and the open facilities can be checked on the Facility Management Corporation website.

Meanwhile, Nowon-gu is making efforts to find solutions through various projects such as opening affiliated parking lots and sharing resident-priority parking lots to solve parking difficulties.

Through the 'Resident-Priority Parking Lot Sharing Project,' which introduced the sharing system into the parking system, idle times unused by existing allocators are shared. Currently, about 62% of the shareable spaces are being shared.

The affiliated parking lot opening project, which opens idle parking spaces of schools, religious facilities, distribution facilities, etc. to nearby residents and provides incentives to owners, also plays a significant role in alleviating parking difficulties. Currently, 56 locations with 1,243 spaces are open, and in 2022, an agreement was signed to share 72 parking spaces with 33 shops of the Automobile Professional Maintenance Business Association (KAPOS) Nowon-gu branch.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “I sincerely thank the officials who participated in opening school facilities and public parking lots,” and added, “I hope that during the four-day Lunar New Year holiday, both visitors and local residents will have a joyful and happy holiday without worrying about parking.”

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