Gwangju Mayor Bang Se-hwan: "Moving Forward with Gwangju That Opens Tomorrow Together with Citizens"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Gwangju Mayor Bang Se-hwan announced city administration achievements from the past three years and presented a future vision through a press briefing at the Sunham Hall of City Hall on the 9th, marking the 3rd anniversary of the launch of the eighth popular election term.

Mayor Bang stated, "The past three years of the eighth popular election term have been a time of laying the foundation for change," and added, "Through citizen-centered, field-centered, and future-centered city administration, we will move forward with Gwangju that opens tomorrow together with citizens."

The press conference proceeded around major achievements and future promotion strategies by sector, centered on five core values of ▲establishment of growth foundation ▲green transition ▲integrated transportation innovation ▲reliable welfare ▲collaborative governance, based on the city administration philosophy of 'connecting city, people, and future.'

Representative achievements include raising Gwangju's status by attracting the nation's first 'WASBE World Band Conference,' the '2025 Korea National Forest Expo,' and the '2026-2027 Gyeonggi Province General Sports Games,' while accelerating the expansion of self-sufficient foundations through urban regeneration projects in Songjeong-dong and station-linked complex development.

In the environmental sector, the city is creating resource-circulation-type infrastructure including an 89.2 billion won-scale Gonjiam biogas facility, and expanding experiential green spaces such as ecological river restoration, natural recreation forests, and timber education centers. In the transportation sector, the Seosu-Gwangju double-track railway project is in full swing, and the city has strengthened its foundation as a metropolitan transportation hub through GTX-D connections and expanded living-oriented transportation services, while improving road networks to enhance citizen mobility convenience.

In the welfare sector, the city is establishing a welfare system that encompasses all generations including childcare, self-reliance, leisure, and health through life-cycle-tailored policies, and is also expanding public sports facilities and cultural spaces to support improved quality of life for citizens.

Through collaborative governance, the city has secured 270.7 billion won in national and provincial funds over the past three years, achieving record-breaking financial results, and has also proven tangible administrative performance with an SA grade in promise implementation evaluation and 15 awards for business SOS management performance.

Mayor Bang Se-hwan stated, "The achievements so far have been accomplished together with our citizens," and added, "In my remaining term, I will do my best to ensure that the life of each citizen improves and Gwangju's tomorrow becomes brighter."