Uiwang City Receives Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award at 'Korea Urban Awards'...Two Consecutive Years of Honors

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Uiwang City was selected as the third-place winner in the comprehensive evaluation category at the 'Korea Urban Awards' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 21st, receiving the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award and achieving the honor of two consecutive years of awards. Uiwang City is the only municipality in Gyeonggi Province to receive an award in the comprehensive evaluation category of the urban awards.

The 'Korea Urban Awards,' held as part of the '2021 Urban Day' event and conducted online in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, evaluates 229 municipal, county, and district local governments nationwide on urban sustainability and living infrastructure levels over the past year, awarding cities that have made efforts to improve citizens' quality of life and urban competitiveness.

The evaluation was conducted through an evaluation committee composed of field-specific experts recommended by academic institutions, research organizations, and practical organizations including the Korean Association of Land and Urban Studies and the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements. From August onwards, over approximately two months, document and on-site evaluations were conducted on four sectors—society, economy, environment, and support systems—as well as three outstanding cases such as urban regeneration projects.

Uiwang City received recognition for providing resident convenience through public SOC project support, operating crime prevention programs and developing non-face-to-face cultural programs. The city was also highly evaluated for bicycle-related policies, efforts to revitalize after-school programs in elementary schools, and small business management environment improvement projects.

Opinions noted distinctive initiatives in integrated marketing support for social economy organizations and urban design rural landscape projects, with the city receiving high scores across all evaluation sectors overall.

Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City said, "I am pleased that our efforts to create a city where citizens are happy have been recognized even more greatly this year with the comprehensive evaluation award, following last year's sector-specific evaluation recognition," and added, "I expect citizens to take greater pride in the region, and we will do our best going forward to make Uiwang a desirable place to live by continuously adding new initiatives."