Gwanak-gu Unveils Six Major Strategies and 58 Policy Initiatives with Budget Set at 1.4857 Trillion Won

77.5% of Resources Allocated to the Healing Garden City Sector

On July 13, Gwanak-gu in Seoul (Mayor Joonhee Park) announced that it has finalized the "Six Major Strategies and 58 Policy Initiatives" outlining the direction for the administration of the 9th popularly elected government over the next four years.

The district launched the policy planning team on June 15 and held a final report session on July 10, completing its action plan for campaign pledges. The total required budget amounts to 1.4857 trillion won. Of this, the "Sustainable and Safe Healing Garden City" sector accounts for 77.5%, while the remaining five strategies share the remaining 22.5%.

Joonhee Park, mayor of Gwanak District (center front), is taking a commemorative photo with committee members at the closing ceremony of the 9th elected policy planning group. Provided by Gwanak District.

The Healing Garden City sector includes the creation of the Gwanaksan Natural Recreation Forest, the Gwanaksan Sky Forest Trail Project, the expansion of sports facilities for daily life, support for the swift promotion of redevelopment and reconstruction, expansion of public parking lots, and the establishment of a metropolitan railway network.

In the "Innovative and Mutually Beneficial Economy" sector, the district set goals to attract more than 1,000 venture and startup companies and foster the activities of over 10,000 talented individuals through the "Gwanak S Valley 3.0" project. The plan also includes revitalizing traditional markets and local economies, as well as upgrading public job opportunities.

Reflecting the local characteristic of having a single-person household rate of 63.9%, the district is focusing on policies for single-person households, expanding spatial welfare through initiatives like constructing a comprehensive welfare town for seniors and establishing smart senior community centers. Additional initiatives include ensuring mobility rights for transportation-vulnerable groups, fostering an intercultural city, and enhancing child-friendly city policies.

The "Capital of Korean Youth, Youth Special City" sector, which reflects the fact that 41.7% of the population is young people, includes expanding youth participation in policy-making, strengthening youth employment and residential welfare, and supporting the independence of socially isolated young people. In the education and culture sector, the district plans to strengthen cooperation with Seoul National University, foster a lifelong learning city, and promote the Gang Gamchan City branding project. The "AI Innovation Gwanakcheong" sector involves integrating AI into administration and operating Gwanakcheong (meaning "listening"), a communication channel for residents.

Mayor Joonhee Park stated, "Thanks to the expertise of the policy planning team and the diverse opinions from the field, we were able to further substantiate the action plan for the 9th popularly elected administration's campaign pledges. Under the district goal of 'Gwanak's Great Leap, the Completion of a Greater Gwanak,' we will do our utmost to build an innovative economic city, a youth-friendly city, and a healing garden city, and to ensure the uninterrupted development of Gwanak."

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