용산공원 대안으로 나온 ‘탄천’…엇갈린 당정 반응

The "Tancheon" alternative to Gyeongbokgung Park - a proposal put forward by Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon for the development and redevelopment of Gyeongbokgung Park - received mixed reactions from the ruling and opposition parties. On May 27, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kim Yun-deok responded positively, saying he was willing to review and discuss the proposal further.

However, Seoul Democratic Party (LD) Party's Seoul City Policy Executive Kim Young-bae criticized the proposal as "nothing but a politically grandiose statement" that might take a decade to implement. During the interview with CBS Radio's 'Park Seong-tae's News Show', Kim Yun-deok mentioned that the Tancheon relocation project would take a long time due to the lack of data.

The previous day, Oh Se-hoon proposed placing a "North-South Youth Specialized Industrial District" for young professionals and newlyweds on the Tancheon site, along with youth housing. Minister Kim said that if a new housing structure was built on the Tancheon site, it would likely be public housing for young couples and newlyweds, not high-end apartments or urban development projects.

The plan involves using about 40,000㎡ of Tancheon land and around 10,000㎡ of SETEC and Dongbu Road Office sites to create housing and AI research centers. The Seoul City estimates that around 10,000-13,000 households could be accommodated. However, the specifics of the land transfer, business model, and rent-sharing arrangements remain undecided.

Meanwhile, LD Seoul City Policy Executive Kim Young-bae criticized the proposal as being "nothing but a politically grandiose statement" and demanded that the location of the Tancheon land be revealed.