Survey Conducted for 15 Days from November 15 to 30... Over 8,000 Jungnang Residents and Staff Participated
Selected for Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival, 12 Billion Won Education Expense Subsidy, and Four Consecutive Years of Highest Grade in Pledge Fulfillment Evaluation
The top 10 news stories that illuminated Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) in 2024 have been selected.
From the long-awaited 20-year project ‘Passing the Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Myeonmok Line Light Rail Transit’ to the ‘Successful Hosting of the Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival, visited by 3.03 million people, becoming a representative festival of Seoul,’ and the ‘Allocation and Support of 12 Billion KRW for the 2024 Education Expense Subsidy,’ various policies and projects of Jungnang-gu made it to the top 10 news.
The top 10 news is an event where, among 20 major policies and projects promoted by the district throughout the year, residents directly vote for the 5 projects they resonate with the most, and a total of 10 are selected based on the number of votes. To select the top 10 news, the district conducted an online vote for 15 days from November 15 to 30. A total of 8,248 Jungnang-gu residents and staff participated in the voting.
As a result of the vote, ‘Passing the Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Myeonmok Line Light Rail Transit! Resolving a 20-year-long wish!’ took first place with 4,934 votes. The Myeonmok Line urban railway is an underground light rail (subway) line starting from Sinnae-dong in Jungnang-gu, passing through Mangu-dong and Myeonmok-dong, and connecting to Cheongnyangni in Dongdaemun-gu. With the passage of the preliminary feasibility study, transportation conditions in the Sinnae, Mangu, and Myeonmok areas, which have been weak in public transportation, are expected to improve significantly, greatly enhancing accessibility to major downtown areas of Seoul.
In second place, with 4,178 votes, was ‘Seoul’s representative festival! Successful hosting of the ‘Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival’ visited by 3.03 million people.’ The 2024 Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival, which adopted the slogan ‘The Most Beautiful Festival in Seoul,’ implemented three main strategies: ‘Safe Festival,’ ‘Clean Festival,’ and ‘Friendly Festival,’ to increase visitor satisfaction. As a result, the number of visitors increased by more than 400,000 compared to the previous year, reaching 3.03 million, and the direct economic effect amounted to 24.3 billion KRW, greatly contributing to the revitalization of the local economy.
Following that, ‘Jungnang, the Mecca of Education, Allocates and Supports 12 Billion KRW for the 2024 Education Expense Subsidy, Ranking 2nd in Seoul’ ranked third with 2,987 votes. The district has increased education expenses from 3.8 billion KRW in 2018 to 12 billion KRW this year, more than tripling the amount.
This is an increase of 2 billion KRW compared to the previous year and ranks first in Seoul in terms of financial independence. The district plans to increase the amount by 2 billion KRW annually to secure 16 billion KRW by 2026, supporting education expenses at the highest level in Seoul.
Additionally, the top 10 news of Jungnang-gu in 2024 included ▲4th place ‘Achieving the highest (SA) grade for four consecutive years in pledge fulfillment evaluation’ ▲5th place ‘Creation of a safe pedestrian path in Mangu History and Culture Park’ ▲6th place ‘Start of Sangbong Terminal development, creating a premium self-sufficient city blending housing, jobs, and culture through the ‘Gangbuk Grand Renovation’’ ▲7th place ‘Selected for the low-rise residential housing development project contest with 27 sites, ranking first in Seoul in both area and number of sites’ ▲8th place ‘Opening of Jungnang’s first youth space, ‘Jungnang Youth Center’’ ▲9th place ‘The Bang Jeong-hwan Education Support Center, visited by 151,724 people, and groundbreaking of the second education support center’ ▲10th place ‘Expansion of the district-developed ‘Senior Customized Health Management Project’ with 93% satisfaction rate.’
Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “I was once again able to feel that the major projects we have worked on to improve the quality of life of residents and enhance the value of the region are receiving empathy and support from the residents. We will continue to do our best to carry out all projects without delay to raise the pride and dignity of Jungnang-gu residents.”
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