Jang'an District Car-Free Street Festival Opens in Yulcheon-dong

Yulcheon-dong in Jang'an District (District Chief Kim Hyun-gwang) held a full meeting of the Bambat·Sungkyunkwan Cultural Street Promotion Committee (Chair Yeom Un-yeong) at the Culture Sarangbang on the 8th. At the meeting, there was a progress report on the Cultural Street promotion that has been pursued since 2011, and registration for participation in the Park Day Festival scheduled for the 7th of next month was conducted. About 50 participants, including local merchants, residents, and those affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University, shared various opinions.

Kim Jin-young, chair of the Bambat Park Day Festival Committee, said, "We decided to pursue a 'Car-Free Street Festival' to celebrate the opening of the Sungkyunkwan University wall that residents have long desired, and to widely inform people that roads belong to people."

Additionally, Yeom Un-yeong, chair of the Promotion Committee, stated, "The Promotion Committee will pursue the activation of the Bambat-Sungkyunkwan Cultural Street by operating cultural creative groups, encouraging residents' own efforts to revitalize the street, and holding festivals." He added, "By linking this local culture with university culture, we will achieve the revitalization of local commerce and enhancement of urban vitality, as well as improvement of pedestrian environment for mobility-disadvantaged groups, thereby contributing to the creation of a community culture where people want to live."