Pyeongtaek City with Population of 500,000 to Build Future-Type Urban Foundation in 2020

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced its major project plans for the urban housing sector in 2020 on the 16th.

According to the city, last year in the urban housing sector, there were achievements including ▲selection of 4 urban regeneration New Deal projects in government contests ▲approval of the 2035 Pyeongtaek City Master Plan ▲establishment of phased implementation plans for unexecuted urban planning facilities ▲expansion of crime prevention environmental design ▲improvement of building permit procedures ▲creation of communicative residential culture through public housing community activation ▲creation of pleasant street environments ▲full launch of urban forest projects to reduce fine dust, among others.

In particular, for the urban regeneration New Deal projects, four locations—Anjeong, Seojung, Shinpyeong, and Sinjang—were selected in government contests. The urban forest project that has formally begun was evaluated as a policy project that reflects the future of Pyeongtaek City's urban environment.

This year, the city plans to strengthen urban competitiveness through ▲establishment of sustainable long-term urban development policies ▲prevention of haphazard development and guidance for planned development ▲execution and management of unexecuted urban planning facilities to resolve resident inconveniences ▲creation of dignified new cities through specialized development, among others.

Focusing on downtown revitalization and local commercial district activation, the city will push forward with momentum and discover new project sites for contests. The city will also continue to proceed with urban forest and large-scale park development projects to create a Pyeongtaek with green forests.

Furthermore, the city plans to shift the paradigm from existing urban planning centered on developers' efficiency with emphasis on speed and cost to people-centered future-type urban planning.

A city official stated, "In 2020, we will present development strategies as a key city in southern Gyeonggi Province. We also plan to concentrate administrative capacity on building future urban infrastructure to flexibly respond to internal and external changes," and added, "We will do our best to create a Pyeongtaek City befitting the era of a population of 500,000."