– Implementation of the 'Children's Protection Area Maintenance Standard Model' project for children's protection areas in Seoil-cho, Seosin-dong, Seoul
– Establish child protection facilities such as smart crosswalks and yellow carpets, and create shade gardens linked to nearby parks
○ The area around Seoil Elementary School in Seosin-dong, Jeonju becomes a standard model for the development of children's protection areas in Korea.
○ Jeonju City was selected for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Children's Protection Zone Maintenance Standard Model' project, and by the end of this year, it will invest a total of 5 billion won, including 5000 million won from the government, to secure the school route and transport children to the Seoilcho Children's Protection Zone. It announced on the 11st that it would implement a maintenance project to make a safe commute to school to prevent accidents.
○ To this end, the city decided to expand the sidewalk and repave the surrounding roads instead of reducing the current 5-lane Seosin-ro to 4 lanes.
○ To improve the pedestrian environment for children, such as signs for children's protection areas, yellow carpets, and floor pedestrian traffic lights, it is also planned to improve traffic safety facilities.
○ At the same time, it was decided to reorganize the Seoilcho area into a children's protection area that includes a shade garden and a children's experience space that harmonizes with the surrounding park.
○ In connection with Seoil Park near Seoil-cho, about 2 trees will be planted in two water fountains, and a shade garden will be additionally created with 4000 trees and various kinds of flowers. We also decided to create a children's experience space where children can experience and learn together.
○ The city plans to complete all construction by the end of this year. In this regard, we plan to do everything we can to promote publicity and site management so as to minimize damage to nearby residents during the construction period.
○ Prior to this, the city prepared a plan for the creation of a children's protection area including a shade garden and an experience space by reflecting the opinions of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on-site visit consulting, consultation with related organizations, and opinions of officials from Seoilcho and neighboring apartments. .
○ Lee Kang-joon, head of the Jeonju City Civil Transportation Headquarters, said, “We will continue to work hard to create a safe pedestrian environment in child protection zones. .
☞ Source:Jeonju