Gumi City Reinvents Itself as a City of Dignity by Day, Romance by Night, and an International City

Urban Landscape Tailored for International Events
Expanding Community-Focused Design to Alleys, Commercial Districts, and Festival Spaces

Gumi City is establishing itself as a key driver in future city branding by enhancing its urban landscape, projecting the image of a “city of dignity by day and romance by night.”

The city has launched a comprehensive urban landscape improvement project to address the deteriorated environment caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization, aiming to provide citizens with a pleasant and refined urban setting.

Clockwise: Nakdong River Bisan Ferry, Seonsan No.1 Square Roundabout, G Cube Sculpture, Indong Rodeo Street, Citizen Sports Complex Roundabout, Geumo Stream Night View / Photo by Kim Ihwan

In particular, the “International Event Host City Public Design Project,” which invested 3.8 billion won in connection with the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, has been credited with elevating the city’s status and instilling the image of “International City Gumi” among event participants.

New designs symbolizing an international event host city-such as the main facade of the Citizen Stadium, color application at the main stadium entrance, landscape enhancements at roundabouts, and the creation of rest areas in unused spaces-have captured the attention of both citizens and visitors.

At the entrance to Gumi IC, the installation of the “WELCOME TO GUMI” sculpture and the “G-Cube,” which fuses media content and art, has reinforced the image of “Smart Future City Gumi.”

Gumi City is also focusing on creating nighttime landscapes, particularly around transportation facilities, tourist attractions, and festival-themed streets.

Through the Geumo Stream Nightscape Improvement Project, the city has invested a total of 2 billion won from 2023 to this year to install retaining wall and tree floodlights, as well as specialized lighting, along a 1.5-kilometer walking path. Additional specialized lighting on the Metasequoia Road at Geumo Mountain is expected to create a colorful and romantic nighttime atmosphere.

Furthermore, the city is investing 1 billion won to install nighttime lighting harmonized with the Nakdong River over a 640-meter section toward the Bisan Ferry at Sanho Bridge by the end of the year. An additional 1.9 billion won will be spent to complete nighttime landscaping along a 3-kilometer stretch of the Indong Urban Forest by year’s end.

Gumi City is pursuing changes not only through large-scale projects but also in daily living spaces.

To offer citizens a special year-end atmosphere, decorative lighting will be installed at Songjeong-dong Covered Stream, Indong Intersection, Sagok Station, Seonsan-eup Administrative Welfare Center, and township administrative welfare centers during the year-end and New Year period.

Landscape improvements linked to local commercial districts-such as the pedestrian-friendly street in the expanded Sandoeng-eup complex, Indong Jungang-ro, and Jinpyeong-dong Food Alley-are being carried out in parallel to boost economic vitality.

Projects at the alleyway level are also underway. On the retaining wall of the alley in Sinpyeong 2-dong, a sculpture themed after Galmoe-ru, a scenic viewpoint of the Nakdong River, will be installed to transform it into a more walkable space. These community-focused landscape policies are enhancing Gumi’s competitiveness by delivering tangible changes that citizens can experience in their daily lives.

Gumi Mayor Kim Jangho stated, “We will continue our landscape projects to make Gumi a city of dignity and design, create changes that citizens can feel, and do our utmost to enhance our status as a future city.”

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