Osan Selected as Top Agency in 'Gyeonggi Pyeongsang' Pilot Project...Secures 200 Million Won

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City announced on the 7th that it was selected as the top agency in the "Creating Urban Spaces with Rest 'Gyeonggi Pyeongsang'" pilot project led by Gyeonggi Province and participated in by 28 cities and counties within the province, and has secured 200 million won in special adjustment grants.

'Gyeonggi Pyeongsang' is a project aimed at alleviating the shortage of leisure spaces by installing rest facilities such as benches in existing public spaces and neglected areas within the city to establish a model of urban spaces with 'rest.'

The city received 100 million won in special adjustment grants from Gyeonggi Province and created a total of two rest spaces: the 'Forest Library Rest Area' in Dolmen Park in Geumam-dong and the 'Pedestrian Rest Area' in the public plaza in Won-dong centered on providing rest for pedestrians in areas with high foot traffic, earning the top award.

Particularly, as the prolonged impact of COVID-19 has increased preferences for leisure activities in open spaces, the 'Forest Library Rest Area' created within Dolmen Park in Geumam-dong has received enthusiastic response from citizens as a green rest space where residents unable to use libraries due to COVID-19 impacts can relax and read books in the forest.

Mayor Gwak Sang-uk said, "I am grateful that we can provide outdoor cultural activity spaces linked with green rest to citizens for whom indoor activities are difficult due to COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to make efforts through policies related to citizens' green rest so that they can enjoy green rest in urban areas."