Seonggeon 1 District in Gyeongju Plans Aging Residential Area Renovation with Residents

Foundation Laid for Resident-Led Renovation
Over 90 Participate in Training and Field Trip

On May 8, Gyeongju City announced that it had operated the 'Seonggeon 1 District Resident Capacity Building Program' for the Seonggeon 1 District resident council, residents who applied for the project, and other stakeholders.

This program was designed to enhance residents' understanding and to seek directions for renovation that suit local conditions together with residents, ahead of launching the support project for the improvement of aging residential areas.

Gyeongju City is taking a commemorative photo with participating residents after completing the 'Seonggeon 1 District Resident Capacity Building Program' at Seonggeon-dong Resident Autonomy Center. Provided by Gyeongju City

Held from April 9 to May 7, the program consisted of four training sessions and one field trip at the Seonggeon-dong Resident Autonomy Center, with a cumulative total of about 90 participants.

The training focused on practical aspects, including the process and residents' roles in the support project for the improvement of aging residential areas, self-governing housing renovation projects, operation of community-based social overhead capital (SOC), alleyway improvement, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), and planning alley culture programs based on living labs.

On April 29, participants also visited urban regeneration areas in the old city center of Gimhae and the Hoeseong-dong area of Changwon to examine renovation cases such as multicultural coexistence programs and home repair support projects that could be applied to Seonggeon-dong.

The city explained that through this program, residents were able to gain a more concrete understanding of the structure and procedures of the improvement project for aging residential areas and to discuss the direction of the project tailored to the characteristics of Seonggeon 1 District.

In particular, various field-oriented resident opinions were gathered, including the need for a one-way traffic system, directions for alley environment improvement, responses to daily conflict issues, and the planning of future alley culture programs.

Yang Hyun-doo, Director of Railroad Urban Regeneration at Gyeongju City, stated, "This program was a practical process in which residents diagnosed local issues together and sought ways to solve them. Going forward, we will continue to actively reflect residents’ opinions and support the implementation of a renovation project for aging residential areas that suits the needs of Seonggeon 1 District."

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