Seongbuk-gu Eases Residential Parking Shortage... Completion of Seokgwan-dong Public Parking Lot

Operated as Paid Service After Pilot Operation with 77 Parking Spaces

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, has established a public parking lot in Seokgwan-dong and held a completion ceremony on the 29th. The public parking lot will be operated on a trial basis for one month before switching to paid operation. Provided by Seongbuk-gu.

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) announced on the 30th that it held a completion ceremony on the 29th after constructing a public parking lot in Seokgwan-dong.

The district invested a total of 19.4 billion KRW to create a flat parking lot (a parking lot installed on vacant land) on 30 plots totaling 2,374㎡ at 332-165 Seokgwan-dong and other locations, securing 77 parking spaces. The Seokgwan-dong public parking lot will undergo a one-month pilot operation starting from the 30th and will switch to a paid operation system from October this year.

The district had collected residents' complaints about the lack of parking spaces through the 'On-site Mayor's Office,' which discusses local issues with residents on-site and seeks solutions. Mayor Lee Seung-ro said, "As this area is densely populated with villas and urban-style residential housing, we will do our best to resolve the daily inconveniences of residents," and has been closely managing the construction of the Seokgwan-dong public parking lot as a key agenda item in meetings.

According to statistics from the Seongbuk-gu Urban Management Corporation, Seokgwan-dong has a shortage of parking lots, with about 1,800 people on the waiting list for resident-priority parking zones.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro stated, "The establishment of the public parking lot is expected to greatly help alleviate the severe parking difficulties in the alleyways," adding, "We will do our best to improve residents' quality of life and revitalize the Seokgwan-dong historic and cultural area."