Sosa, Gogang, and Wonmi Districts Designated as Urban Renewal Promotion Areas

The Sosa, Gogang, and Wonmi districts in Bucheon will be officially designated as urban renewal promotion areas starting from the 12th.
According to Gyeonggi Province, Bucheon City submitted an application on January 31st to designate the three districts as urban renewal promotion areas. Following deliberation by the Urban Renewal Committee on the 27th of last month, the designation procedure has been completed.
The province will proceed as follows: Bucheon City will establish an urban renewal promotion plan after gathering residents' opinions, holding public hearings, obtaining opinions from the city council, and consulting with the city's urban planning committee. Once the plan is submitted to the province, the Urban Renewal Committee will review it and issue a notice of the urban renewal promotion plan decision.
After completing these procedures, it is anticipated that urban renewal promotion projects for individual districts will be formally launched from the second half of 2009.
Meanwhile, to address deteriorated areas in existing cities and restore urban functions, Gyeonggi Province selected 10 areas across 9 cities—Goyang, Bucheon, Anyang, Uijeongbu, Namyangju, Gwangmyeong, Siheung, Gunpo, and Guri—as New Town project sites on November 17th of last year.
Among the areas selected as first-phase New Town project sites, Gwangmyeong and Guri are scheduled to complete the designation of urban renewal promotion areas in the first half of this year. Anyang, Goyang, Gunpo, Namyangju, and Uijeongbu are planned to complete the designation in the second half and formally launch their New Town projects.
A Gyeonggi Province official stated, “We will move away from conventional redevelopment and reconstruction methods, which had limitations in securing roads, parks, schools, and cultural facilities due to small-scale development projects. We will pursue balanced development between new and existing urban areas, and improve the quality of residents' lives by creating residential complexes that consider diverse housing types tailored to local characteristics.”