Seongnam City to Open 23 Parking Spaces at Seongnamdong Middle School Free to Citizens Starting on the 19th

23 Spaces at Gym Annex Parking Lot
Open on Weekday Nights and All Day on Holidays

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) will open 23 parking spaces at the Cheongun Hall (gymnasium) annex parking lot of Seongnamdong Middle School to the public free of charge starting February 19, in order to ease the local parking shortage.

Entrance to the Seongnam-dong Middle School gym parking lot. Provided by Seongnam City.

This free parking initiative is the result of a parking-sharing project achieved through cooperation between Seongnam City and Seongnamdong Middle School, aimed at resolving the lack of parking spaces in Geumgwang 2-dong and improving convenience for residents.

The 23 parking spaces at the Cheongun Hall annex parking lot of Seongnamdong Middle School (located in Geumgwang 2-dong, Jungwon-gu) are open from 5:00 p.m. on weekdays until 8:00 a.m. the following day, and all day on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. They can be used freely during opening hours without any prior application.

Seongnam City is working to alleviate parking difficulties and promote a culture of sharing through a shared parking lot program that makes use of idle spaces. As of February 12, the city is providing a total of 950 shared parking spaces to citizens free of charge, including 252 spaces in Sujeong-gu, 65 spaces in Jungwon-gu, and 633 spaces in Bundang-gu. Participating facilities in the shared parking program receive up to 30 million won in facility improvement costs and up to 100 million won in public facility liability insurance premiums, depending on the number of spaces opened, and they can receive an additional subsidy of up to 5 million won if the sharing period is extended.

An official from Seongnam City said, "We will provide support so that both facility owners and residents can use the parking lots safely and conveniently," adding, "We hope that this case will encourage more schools to participate in shared parking, and we will strengthen cooperation with schools to realize the value of mutual growth."

Seongnam City plans to continue actively identifying idle spaces in the region and further spreading a shared parking culture that provides tangible benefits to citizens' daily lives.

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