Gyeonggi Province Approves Uiwang 2035 Urban Master Plan with Target Population of 222,000

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province has given final approval on the 17th to Uiwang City's '2035 Uiwang Urban Master Plan (Draft)'.

The '2035 Uiwang Urban Master Plan' is a legally mandated top-tier plan that presents Uiwang City's future vision and long-term urban development strategies. It serves as an urban development roadmap that provides not only spatial planning but also the basic direction for all planning and policy formulation.

The key contents show that the target planned population for 2035 is set at 222,000, considering population influx from public housing projects and other factors (as of July 2020, Uiwang City's population was 164,000).

Based on estimated land demand for the target year, the land use plan designates 2.656㎢ of available development land in preparation for urban development as planned urbanization area, 8.113㎢ of existing developed areas with formed urbanization as urbanized land, and the remaining 43.221㎢ as conservation land.

The urban spatial structure is planned as 1 administrative center (Gocheon and Ojeon) and 2 regional centers (Naeson and Cheonggyae, Bugok), reorganized from the existing 1 core and 2 city centers in consideration of improved efficiency of urban functions and balanced regional development. Taking into account Uiwang City's regional characteristics, the urban development axes are set as 1 primary development axis and 3 secondary development axes.

The main transportation plan reflects new roads such as Railroad Technology Research Institute to Omaegi District, and plans for green transportation activation through station area connectivity, including the Indeokwon-Dongtan Double-track Railway, Wolgot-Pangyo Double-track Railway, and Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit (GTX).

Additionally, the plan incorporates major development projects in Uiwang City including public housing projects, urban development projects, and urban and residential environment improvement projects to enable systematic promotion of regional priority initiatives.

The province evaluated that the approval of the 2035 Uiwang Urban Master Plan establishes measures to proactively and flexibly respond to new urban environmental changes, and creates an opportunity for Uiwang City to develop into its future vision of 'a prosperous and green city of mutual happiness' through the establishment of specialized implementation strategies by living area.

The approved 2035 Uiwang Urban Master Plan will be disclosed to the public through Uiwang City's website in November.