Yongsan Park needs consensus, not political tug of war
The future of Seoul’s urban park in Yongsan District, previously used as a U.S. military base, has sparked a debate over the preservation and use of urban space. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has maintained its support for the initial plan to transform the roughly 3-square-kilometer Yongsan Garrison into a green urban space for citizens. Meanwhile, the Lee Jae Myung administration is pushing…
Seoul's Yongsan Park, once a U.S. military base, is the subject of an ongoing dispute between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Lee Jae Myung administration. The former favors converting the roughly 3-square-kilometer area into a green urban space for citizens, while the latter seeks to allocate part of the land for affordable housing aimed at young people, newlyweds, and working-class individuals grappling with the city's housing shortage.
Officials from both the central and local governments convened last week to bridge their differences, but their meeting resulted in no agreement. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Land Minister Kim Yun-duk are set to meet again this week in hopes of finding common ground. However, the likelihood of reaching a consensus appears slim, given Oh's vehement opposition to the proposal of building housing within the park.
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