Goyang City Holds Inauguration Ceremony for 2040 Urban Master Plan 'Citizens Planning Group'

86 Citizen Representatives Gather to Shape a Desirable Future Vision for the City

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) announced on June 23 that it held the inauguration ceremony for the '2040 Urban Master Plan Citizens Planning Group' on June 20, aiming to present a blueprint for Goyang Special City 20 years into the future, with the participation of local citizens.

Lee Donghwan, mayor of Goyang Special City, is giving a greeting speech at the inauguration ceremony of the '2040 Urban Master Plan Citizens Planning Group.' Provided by Goyang Special City

The 2040 Urban Master Plan Citizens Planning Group consists of citizen representatives who were publicly recruited in May. The city selected 86 ordinary citizens, taking into account a wide range of ages and regions. These members will be divided into five subcommittees: transportation, urban affairs, culture-welfare-tourism, livelihood-safety, and environment-ecology.

The inauguration ceremony included: a greeting speech by Lee Donghwan, mayor of Goyang Special City; the presentation of appointment letters to the members of the Citizens Planning Group; a commemorative photo session; a lecture titled "Understanding Urban Master Plans" by Professor Lee Jaesu of Kangwon National University; and a briefing on the current status of Goyang Special City's urban master plan development.

Afterwards, discussions were held within each of the five subcommittees, including transportation and urban affairs, to derive citizens' visions for the future of Goyang Special City.

The Goyang Special City Urban Master Plan aims to present a desirable vision for the future by utilizing resources efficiently and rationally to improve residents' quality of life, and to ensure environmentally sound and sustainable development. At the same time, it provides the structural framework for the spatial development of Goyang City.

The participation of the Citizens Planning Group in the development of this plan is expected to help build consensus and public support for city administration.

Lee Donghan, mayor of Goyang Special City, who attended the inauguration ceremony of the Citizens Planning Group, stated, "The future vision of Goyang Special City can only be realized through the active participation of citizens, rather than through a one-sided, administration-centered planning process," and added, "I ask all participating citizens to take an active role so that Goyang Special City can become a vibrant and dynamic city."

The Citizens Planning Group is scheduled to hold a total of three meetings, including this first session. After the three rounds of activities, the group will derive the future vision and goals for the 2040 Urban Master Plan. This will be followed by administrative procedures such as a resident public hearing, collecting opinions from the city council, and seeking advice from the city’s Urban Planning Committee, with the aim of requesting approval from Gyeonggi Province within this year.

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