Suwon Special City to Establish 10-Year Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan

Suwon Special City is revising its urban regeneration strategic plan and establishing an activation plan.

On the 7th, Suwon City held a "Public Hearing on the 2036 Suwon City Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan and Yeong-hwa-dong Urban Regeneration Activation Plan (Draft)" in the conference room of Jangan-gu Office, and heard opinions from residents and experts.

Ten years have passed since the establishment of the existing "Suwon City Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan," and Suwon City plans to establish the "2036 Suwon City Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan," a new statutory 10-year plan that comprehensively takes into account the national urban regeneration policy direction and changes in Suwon City's urban conditions. Additionally, the city will establish the Yeong-hwa-dong Urban Regeneration Activation Plan, including the area of the "Yeong-hwa Urban Regeneration Innovation District" selected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport competition.

The public hearing was conducted through presentation of the "Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan Revision and Activation Plan Establishment (Draft)," expert discussions, and gathering of resident opinions.

The 2036 Suwon City Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan (Draft) set the vision as "Suwon, an Innovative Regeneration City of Growth and Recovery," with strategies of △fostering economic base innovation △revitalizing the original downtown areas △Suwon-tailored local regeneration.

The plan includes consideration of lifting the designation for Jowon 1-dong and Pajang-dong, where urban regeneration projects are not being pursued, and designating a total of four new areas—Yeong-hwa, Yeong-tong, Go-saek, and Ji-dong—as new activation areas. Additionally, urban regeneration zones were divided into six regions: West Suwon, South Suwon, North Suwon, Hwaseong, Gwanggyo, and Yeong-tong.

The Yeong-hwa-dong Urban Regeneration Activation Plan (Draft) is a five-year plan to be carried out from 2026 to 2030. It is designated as an urban economy-based urban regeneration activation area with a total activation area of approximately 110,000㎡ and an innovation district of 20,452㎡ (Yeong-hwa-dong area).

A Suwon City official stated, "This is a process of re-establishing the direction of urban regeneration in Suwon City by reflecting changed urban conditions and policy directions, and creating a foundation for the Yeong-hwa Urban Regeneration Innovation District and surrounding areas to develop together," adding "We will thoroughly review opinions from residents, the Suwon City Council, and experts, preserve the characteristics of the region, and establish an urban regeneration plan that allows citizens to experience tangible changes."

Suwon City plans to review opinions from the public hearing and reflect them in the plan (draft), and will proceed with opinion hearings from the Suwon City Council and consultations with related agencies.

Subsequently, the revision to the Urban Regeneration Strategic Plan will go through deliberation by the Gyeonggi Province Urban Regeneration Committee, and the Yeong-hwa-dong Urban Regeneration Activation Plan will go through deliberation by the Suwon City Urban Regeneration Committee, and each will be finalized and announced according to relevant procedures.