Youth Draw the Blueprint of the City

Youth will draw the blueprint for Suwon City 20 years from now.

Following the appointment of approximately 130 citizen planning members in February, the city selected 63 elementary school students and 37 middle school students who are highly interested in Suwon and serve as models in social activities to form the Youth Planning Committee, and held the appointment ceremony on the 16th.

Through the Youth Planning Committee, the city aims to gather opinions from young people—who will be the protagonists of their era—regarding their hopes and dreams for a prosperous Suwon as it formulates the 2030 Suwon Urban Master Plan to shape the city's future appearance 20 years from now.

Until June, the Youth Planning Committee will participate by posting their thoughts in a cyber discussion forum in the form of writing, drawings, and photos (UCC) themed on "Suwon's Dreams" and "Suwon's Changes" for the formulation of the 2030 Suwon Urban Master Plan.

The city plans to reflect the good ideas posted on the cyber discussion forum in the urban master plan, and will select outstanding works from the submitted drawings and photos through citizen voting and provide recognition and awards.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young stated, "I hope this Youth Planning Committee activity becomes a venue for living, on-site education for young people, and I wish them to sketch a wonderful future vision of the city 20 years from now with creative ideas."

The city is making various attempts to establish a citizen-participatory urban master plan in which citizens, youth, and businesses participate and communicate together, moving away from the existing administration-led urban master plans.