[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Gwangju City presented its major city policies for 2025 on the 13th as the first session of 'Eulsa Year e-Policy Communication.'
The announcement introduced core policies in fields of high citizen interest, including local economy, education and welfare, urban infrastructure, transportation policy, and provincial sports competitions.
First, to revitalize the local economy, the city plans to additionally designate 'five alley-type shopping districts' and inject vitality into people's livelihood economy through 'local economy revitalization campaigns' and 'economic vitality support.'
Additionally, the city will provide customized support for small business owners through 1.7 billion won in management funds and invest a total of 8.3 billion won to enhance corporate capacity and improve business environments.
The city will also invest 552.1 billion won, representing 44.4% of this year's budget, in education and welfare policies, through which it plans to actively address the low birth rate by expanding life-cycle support policies and pregnancy and childbirth support services.
Additionally, the city plans to implement customized welfare policies for children, youth, middle-aged, and elderly populations to create a warm Gwangju where no one is left behind.
For urban infrastructure policies, based on the '2040 Gwangju City Basic Urban Plan,' the city will carry out various development projects smoothly based on regional specialization strategies. In particular, to prepare for the railroad era centered on Gwangju Station by 2030, the city will strengthen MICE industries including shopping malls, general hospitals, wedding halls, and convention centers in the Gwangju Station area and enhance transportation transfer functions to lay the foundation for a self-sufficient city of 500,000.
Additionally, in preparation for the paradigm shift in railroad-centered transportation, the city will seamlessly prepare railroad network projects and improve rush-hour traffic congestion through the opening of the Anseong-Guri Expressway and the Yokdong-Yangbeol Road. The city also plans to undertake traffic system improvement projects including signal system improvements and added lanes in chronic congestion areas to enhance citizens' transportation convenience.
Finally, ahead of next year's Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival, the city plans to complete all processes for eight major facilities including the main stadium of the comprehensive sports park and an internationally certified indoor swimming pool by the end of the year and complete standardization of ten facilities to official specifications.
Through this, the city will create a foundation to host large-scale sporting events and support citizens' healthy lifestyles through elite athlete training and promotion of recreational sports.
Meanwhile, detailed information about this e-Policy Communication (Gwangju City, Drawing Hopeful Changes for 2025!) can be found on Gwangju City Hall's official YouTube channel.
Mayor Bang Se-hwan stated, "2025 is a very important period to enhance the completeness of a self-sufficient city of 500,000 and improve sustainability," and added, "We will do our best to realize 'hopeful change and happy city Gwangju' that citizens can feel."
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