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Goyang City urban development and resident engagement

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Goyang Mayor Min Kyung-sun has engaged in ongoing discussions with central government officials to transition Goyang from a residential suburb into a self-sufficient city. Initial efforts focused on expanding transportation infrastructure, including requests to extend the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line and the Goyang-Sinsa Line, as well as Lines, and addressing wage disparities for bus drivers. The Mayor also proposed relocating the Korea Racing Authority's horse racing facilities to the area to boost the local economy. driver wage disparities. Subsequent proposals have placed a heavier emphasis on emphasized industrial development. The Mayor has requested the immediate allocation of development, such as requesting 66,000 square meters of industrial land within in the Changneung District and sought amendments to the Seoul Metropolitan Area Readjustment Planning Act. These measures aim to foster sectors such as fostering aerospace, urban air mobility (UAM), and bio-medical industries to provide sufficient jobs for the city's growing population of 1.07 million. sectors. Recent urban restructuring efforts have expanded to include climate neutrality and specialized content industries. The city has proposed through a ‘Carbon Zero Forest’ model, which integrates green infrastructure like rainwater circulation systems with a circular industrial ecosystem to mitigate heat islands model and flooding. Additionally, Goyang is accelerating the construction of the ‘IP Convergence Content Cluster’ in Daehwa-dong, expected to be completed in the second half of next year. This cluster aims to Daehwa-dong. To support these transitions, the full lifecycle of content intellectual property—including webtoons, broadcasting, and gaming—by linking assets such as Ilsan Techno Valley, K-Culture Valley, city is also addressing administrative and KINTEX into a unified industrial ecosystem. To advance these goals, Mayor Min recently held her first official policy meeting with four local National Assembly members infrastructure needs. Plans to address 20 key agenda items. These discussions included the normalization construct a new city hall in Jugyo-dong are being accelerated, despite a projected budget deficit of K-Culture Valley, approximately 181.4 billion won. To improve livability, the extension of Incheon Line 2 city held a town hall to Goyang, discuss reducing commute times by 30 minutes through signal reorganization, lane reallocation, and new bus routes. Additionally, Mayor Min has launched the establishment of Hyangdong Station ‘2026 Open Resident Communication Empathy Talk’ initiative. This forum involves visiting all 44 administrative neighborhoods to gather feedback on local issues, including sewage maintenance, pedestrian safety, crime prevention CCTV, and parking shortages. These engagement efforts aim to integrate resident voices into municipal administration while the Gyeongui-Jungang Line. city pursues long-term industrial growth to offset low financial independence.

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  1. 2026-10-25 05:26 UTC Goyang City urban development and resident engagement
  2. 2026-10-07 02:04 UTC Goyang City urban development and resident engagement
  3. 2026-09-10 03:43 UTC Goyang City urban development and infrastructure requests
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