Goyang-si Awarded Prime Minister's Prize at the '2024 Korea City Awards'

Citizen-Centered Safety and Traffic Environment Improvement, Climate Change Response Eco-Friendly Policy Praised
Following the 2021 Special Award and 2022 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister's Award, Achieving 3 Consecutive Years of Urban Awards

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 2nd that it has been selected as an excellent local government in the comprehensive evaluation at the 2024 Korea Urban Awards and received the 'Prime Minister's Award.'

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang City, is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the '2024 Korea Urban Awards Prime Minister's Award.' Photo by Goyang Special City

The Korea Urban Awards is an award presented annually by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to evaluate the achievements of 229 local governments nationwide in their efforts for sustainable balanced urban development and residents' comfortable living.

Following the Special Award in the Urban Environment category (President of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements Award) in 2021 and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Urban Economy category in 2022, Goyang Special City has been recognized for three consecutive years for its efforts to improve the quality of life of Goyang citizens and create a sustainable city through various policies.

In this evaluation, Goyang Special City showed outstanding performance in the urban society and support system sectors, especially receiving excellent evaluations for policies aimed at crime prevention, such as ▲being selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s hub-type smart city project to improve citizen-centered safety and traffic environments, and ▲the operation of intelligent CCTV and integrated control centers.

Additionally, it earned high scores for various policies aimed at improving citizen-centered traffic environments, including ▲the introduction of low-floor buses for transportation-vulnerable groups, ▲taxi support services, and efforts to provide an eco-friendly living environment in response to climate change, such as ▲creating urban forests and securing parks.

Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang said, “It was possible for Goyang Special City to receive the prestigious Korea Urban Awards Prime Minister's Award as an excellent local government among 229 local governments nationwide thanks to the active participation of Goyang city officials and 1.08 million Goyang citizens in city administration.”

He added, “Furthermore, we will do our best to transform Goyang Special City into a vibrant city with a population of ten million, full of vitality and challenges toward a new future.”

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