Gyeonggi Province Approves Modification of Osanhyun-si Gwoldong Urban Regeneration Activation Plan

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province has granted final approval on the 24th to the modified Urban Regeneration Activation Plan for Gwoldong, Osansi City, following deliberation by the Gyeonggi Province Urban Regeneration Committee.

The 'Urban Regeneration Activation Plan' is an implementation plan for carrying out urban regeneration projects. In accordance with the Special Act on Urban Regeneration Activation and Support, cities and counties, as strategic plan-establishing authorities, formulate the plan while the province approves it.

Gwoldong in Osansi City has experienced intensified resident conflicts due to the designation and lifting of New Town and redevelopment districts, and urban decay is accelerating due to fragmented terrain caused by railways and roads. Consequently, recovery of the local community and improvement of living environments through facility maintenance have become urgent.

The Urban Regeneration Activation Plan for Gwoldong, Osansi City was initially announced in December 2020. Through this modification of the activation plan, the city plans to create an urban regeneration community hub in approximately 100,000 square meters around Lot 21-3 in Gwoldong, Osansi City, and to push forward with various urban regeneration projects such as residential street maintenance.

Key contents of the modified activation plan include adjustments to the scale of hub facilities following redevelopment project implementation within the activation zone, and re-establishment of participation activity business plans through collection of resident opinions. Additionally, the plan reflects rising construction costs by increasing the remodeling construction budget for the welfare center, and includes measures to streamline projects with overlapping concerns with similar undertakings.

Seo Sang-gyu, head of the Regeneration Management Team at Gyeonggi Province, said, "Through this plan modification, we hope that rapid project implementation and sustainable urban regeneration projects that residents can feel will be realized."

Meanwhile, the province has achieved the significant result of having 67 locations—the highest nationwide—selected for government urban regeneration public contests as of this year through cooperation with cities and counties as well as urban regeneration support centers for revitalizing declining original city centers in the province. Currently, urban regeneration projects are being pushed forward at 87 locations, which includes 20 additional Gyeonggi Province-type urban regeneration projects.