Gyeonggi-do Offers Up to 100 Million KRW Support for Free Parking Lot Opening at Churches and Schools

Gyeonggi Province will continue to promote the 'Free Parking Lot Opening' project, which provides up to 100 million KRW in support if certain conditions are met, including free opening of parking lots.

Gyeonggi Province will continue to promote the ‘Free Open Parking Lot’ project this year, which provides up to 100 million KRW in support when schools, religious facilities, apartment complexes, and other establishments open their attached parking lots for free for a certain period to alleviate local parking shortages.

Gyeonggi Province introduced the ‘Free Open Parking Lot’ project in 2019 in cooperation with 31 cities and counties within the province. If a parking lot with 20 or more spaces is maintained for two years and opened for free for at least 7 hours a day and 35 hours a week, up to 100 million KRW per site is provided for facility improvements and management related to the free opening of the attached parking lot.

So far, 27 institutions, including Garam Elementary School in Goyang City and Anjung Church in Pyeongtaek, have participated in this project.

Regarding support details, the relevant city or county is responsible for on-site support such as consulting with the parking lot manager about necessary matters for opening (opening hours, support contents, vehicle movement measures, and management methods) and installing, repairing, and managing facilities.

Main support includes ▲ installation of security facilities such as lighting, entry and exit blocking devices, and closed-circuit (CC)TV ▲ parking lot floor paving and painting ▲ installation and repair of auxiliary facilities such as guide signs and signboards ▲ vehicle movement measures (vehicle towing) for unregistered vehicles and vehicles that do not comply with usage time.

Institutions or business owners wishing to participate in the Free Open Parking Lot project can consult with the city or county parking lot management department about the necessary matters for opening. After consultation is completed, the city or county applies to Gyeonggi Province around January to February each year, and the province makes the final selection of project sites in March.

Kim Seong-hwan, Director of the Taxi Transportation Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "From listening to difficulties regarding facilities operated as free open parking lots, it was found that there are many inconveniences due to long-term parking outside of usage hours." He added, "To solve this problem, we plan to support the installation of vehicle entry and exit facilities as well as vehicle towing and other movement measures for non-compliant vehicles."

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