Siheung Gunja-dong Urban Regeneration Promotion... Street Environment Improvement Project, etc.

The regeneration project in Gunja-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do will be fully launched in January.

On the 22nd, Gyeonggi-do announced that it will carry out various projects targeting Gunja-dong in Siheung, which was selected for the Gyeonggi The Dream Regeneration Public Contest last year, including ▲street environment improvement project ▲town management operation ▲school route and pedestrian path improvement project ▲youth village planning group project ▲resident participation programs.

The Gunja-dong area is a representative declining old downtown area with poor residential conditions such as aging buildings, vulnerable pedestrian safety, and illegal dumping of garbage, where the elderly population is increasing while the youth population is decreasing.

Master plan for The Dream Regeneration Project in Gunja-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do. Provided by Gyeonggi-do.

Through the Gunja-dong urban regeneration project, Gyeonggi-do will maximize the effect of improving the residential environment by supporting collective home repairs for blocks and streets, and will create a safe and pleasant walking environment by renovating old school routes and pedestrian paths. In addition, youth will be encouraged to discover small-scale implementation projects to solve neighborhood problems, thereby strengthening urban regeneration capabilities. Various programs will also be operated to strengthen community capacity and solve village issues through cooperation among diverse residents and organizations such as the elderly and women.

In particular, a social cooperative active in the region will be developed into a Siheung-type town management, establishing a virtuous cycle structure where residents directly manage the village and generate profits through eco-friendly energy projects, home repairs, festival planning, and advertisement removal, aiming to enhance regional vitality and create jobs.

Through this, it is expected not only to increase resident satisfaction but also to secure self-sustaining power for resident-led regional management.

Ahn Seong-hyun, head of the Gyeonggi-do Regeneration Planning Team, said, "Gunja-dong is expected to lead a sustainable model by fostering a regional management organization that enables residents to solve local problems on their own while generating profits," and emphasized, "We will actively support so that it can become a new model of sustainable urban regeneration, which is the goal of the Gyeonggi The Dream Regeneration Project."

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