Pocheon-si Yeongbuk-myeon Urban Regeneration Project... Infrastructure Development on 210,000㎡ Planned

Urban Regeneration Project Plan for Yeongbuk-myeon, Pocheon-si

Gyeonggi Province officially approved the ‘Yeongbuk-myeon Urban Regeneration Activation Plan’ for Pocheon City on the 10th.

The Urban Regeneration Activation Plan is an implementation plan for promoting urban regeneration projects. According to the Special Act on the Promotion and Support of Urban Regeneration, the city or county, which holds the authority to establish strategic plans, drafts the plan, and Gyeonggi Province grants approval.

Yeongbuk-myeon in Pocheon City was once an area where U.S. military bases were stationed. From 1950 for about 20 years, shops and lodging facilities catering to U.S. military personnel flourished, developing into the northernmost commercial hub. However, after the U.S. military base withdrew in 1970, the commercial district rapidly declined. Currently, with population decline and aging progressing, there is a need to restore the commercial district and improve the poor residential environment.

The Yeongbuk-myeon Urban Regeneration Activation Plan was first announced in October 2021. Through this revised activation plan, urban regeneration projects such as infrastructure and street environment improvements will be promoted over an area of 210,000㎡ around 517-14 Uncheon-ri, Yeongbuk-myeon, Pocheon City.

The main contents of the revised activation plan include ▲creating a complex cultural plaza utilizing the site of the old intercity bus terminal ▲establishing a startup hub center and parking lot for tourists ▲street environment improvement projects through renovation of old houses and commercial buildings.

Additionally, projects such as creating specialized streets to revitalize the commercial district and constructing a multipurpose complex cultural center providing cultural and community spaces will also be pursued.

Seo Sang-gyu, head of the Regeneration Management Team at Gyeonggi Province, said, "We hope the Yeongbuk-myeon urban regeneration project in Pocheon City will serve as a catalyst to revive the commercial district that has lost its hinterland demand," and added, "We ask for the active interest and participation of the residents."

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