Seocho-gu Launches 'Traffic Obstruction Electric Bicycle Surveillance Team'... Activities Begin on the 15th

131 Members Comprised of Resident Autonomy Committee Members and Local Residents

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seongsoo Jeon), announced on the 14th that it held a launch ceremony for the ‘Traffic Obstruction Electric Bicycle Surveillance Team’ in the district office auditorium on the 12th and has officially begun monitoring activities.

Seongsoo Jeon, head of Seocho District Office (front row, center right), is taking a commemorative photo with participants at the launching ceremony of the 'Traffic-blocking Electric Bicycle Surveillance Team' held on the second-floor auditorium of Seocho District Office on the 12th. Provided by Seocho District Office.

The surveillance team consists of 131 members, including members of neighborhood resident autonomy committees and local residents. They are responsible for monitoring and reporting on designated immediate removal zones. After completing preliminary training, they will begin field activities from the 15th.

Since April 27, Seocho-gu has been implementing the 'Immediate Removal of Obstructive Electric Bicycles' policy, the first of its kind among Seoul’s autonomous districts. Five areas have been designated as immediate removal zones: on tactile paving blocks, the center of sidewalks, within 5 meters of subway station entrances and exits, within 3 meters of crosswalks, and bicycle lanes. Reported electric bicycles are removed within three hours of receiving a report. The launch of the surveillance team is a follow-up measure to enhance the effectiveness of immediate removal.

This project, which was recognized for its resident-led problem-solving approach centered on the neighborhood resident autonomy committee, was selected for the first time in Seocho-gu as part of the 'Seoul Autonomous Districts Regional Specialization Competition Project'.

Immediately after the launch ceremony, the surveillance team began its first reporting and guidance activities, starting at the entrances and exits of Yangjae Station and continuing in the areas around Gangnam-daero and Seoun-daero.

Seocho-gu Mayor Seongsoo Jeon stated, "Together with the surveillance team, we will do our best to protect pedestrian safety and create a street environment that everyone can comfortably use."

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