Suwon Recognized for Urban Regeneration Achievements

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City received the top prize in the '2019 Urban Regeneration New Deal Commendation Awards' sponsored by the Urban Regeneration Collaborative Forum.

The award ceremony was held on the 25th at the '5th Urban Regeneration Collaborative Forum' taking place in the main auditorium of Suncheon City Youth Training Center.

The Urban Regeneration Collaborative Forum is an organization composed of five central government ministries including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 68 local governments, research institutions, and other entities, where all stakeholders in urban regeneration gather to form public discourse.

The 'Urban Regeneration New Deal Commendation Award' that the city received is presented to outstanding local governments that have contributed to urban regeneration new deal projects. This is the first year of the award.

Suwon City said it received high recognition for implementing urban regeneration projects in a way that residents can directly experience.

To date, the city has established the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation to lead the construction of an 'urban regeneration governance structure' and created facilities including the Haenggung-dong Urban Regeneration Harmony Center.

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young said at the award ceremony, "The residents and the city are working together, cooperating organically to discover urban regeneration projects that residents can feel," and added, "Through the urban regeneration new deal project, we will enhance urban competitiveness and improve quality of life."

Meanwhile, the Urban Regeneration Collaborative Forum was held alongside the '2019 Urban Regeneration Festival' which began on the 24th. The 2019 Urban Regeneration Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Jeollanam-do Province, and Suncheon City, runs until the 26th in the Hyangi-dong and Jung-ang-dong urban regeneration leading areas of Suncheon. Academic events including forums and discussions related to urban regeneration, urban regeneration exhibitions, and resident participation competitions will take place.

The city participated in the Urban Regeneration Festival with Suwon's Urban Regeneration Resident Deliberative Body, benchmarking urban regeneration alley tours and seminars.