2020 Best Policy of Suwon City: 'S(Suwon-type) Quarantine'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] 'Leading the Republic of Korea! Regional-centered S(Suwon-type) Quarantine Promotion' was selected as the best city policy of Suwon City in 2020.

Suwon City conducted a written review of policies submitted by each department, narrowed it down to 14 items, and then from December 7-13, selected 8 items (2 jointly ranked 7th) as the '2020 Best City Policy 7' through a survey participated in by 2,147 citizens, civil servants, and journalists.

'Leading the Republic of Korea! Regional-centered S-Quarantine Promotion,' which comprehensively encompasses the city's proactive COVID-19 response, ranked first.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the city has transparently disclosed information to citizens and prevented regional spread of COVID-19 through 'rapid response' and 'excessive response' measures.

Starting in February, the city operated a temporary residence facility for contact cases of confirmed patients—the first among basic local governments nationwide. In March, it operated the 'Suwon-type Overseas Arrival Management System' consisting of 'Temporary Inspection Facilities for Overseas Arrivals' and 'Peace-of-Mind Accommodations for Families of Overseas Arrivals,' also a first nationwide.

Additionally, as securing hospital beds became difficult due to a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the city recently began operating a temporary living treatment center for mild cases (Suwon Youth Hostel).

The 'Masks Are the Answer' campaign, which emphasized 'making mask-wearing a daily habit,' spread both online and offline. Suwon City's COVID-19 response was evaluated as becoming a 'model for K-quarantine' and spread throughout the nation.

The 2nd place in '2020 Best City Policy 7' was 'Suinbundang Line Revived After 25 Years/Shinbundang Line Confirmed as Citizens' Wish,' and 3rd place was 'Hot! Suwon Human Housing for Multi-Child Households'.

With the confirmation of the 'Shinbundang Line Gwanggyo~Homaesil Section Extension Project' this year and the opening of the Suinbundang Line, Suwon City took another step closer to 'building a grid-shaped railway network with eight directions connected.'

The 'Shinbundang Line Gwanggyo~Homaesil Section Extension Project,' which passed preliminary feasibility review in January, extends the 9.7㎞ section from Gwanggyo to Homaesil. When the Shinbundang Line extension opens, it will be possible to reach Gangnam Station in 47 minutes from Homaesil. Currently, it takes approximately 100 minutes by express bus from Homaesil to Gangnam Station.

The Suinbundang Line, which connects the Suin Line (Suwon Station~Incheon Station) and Bundang Line (Suwon Station~Cheongnyangni Station), opened in September. With the opening of the 3rd phase Suin Line double-track railroad section from Suwon to Hanyang University (19.9㎞), the Suin Line, which had stopped operation in December 1995, was fully connected after 25 years.

The 3rd place 'Suwon Human Housing for Multi-Child Households' is a rental housing that the city provides free of charge to multi-child households without homes who face difficulties in securing housing.

Starting with the first move-in of a family with six children in November 2018, 25 households have so far moved into Suwon Human Housing for multi-child households.

The city established a cooperative system by signing a 'Business Agreement for Support of Suwon Human Housing for Multi-Child Households' with LH (Korea Land & Housing Corporation) in July. LH supplies some of its purchased rental housing as 'Suwon Human Housing for Multi-Child Households,' and Suwon City provides rental deposits and rental fees.

In addition, ▲Nationwide first! Emergency vehicle priority signal system construction (4th place) ▲Opening Suwon's hidden trails, Suwon Northern Ring Road! (5th place) ▲From elementary after-school care to nighttime childcare, trust and entrust together (6th place) ▲Let's do some tourism development with national funds (securing national and provincial funds through competitive projects)·Nationwide first operation of immigrant women childcare assistant teacher system (jointly 7th place) were selected as the Best 7.