Min Kyung-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Goyang mayor, launched an all-out campaign on Sunday, two days before the June 3 nationwide local elections, presenting transport innovation, future industry development, and open governance as his core pledges.
At a campaign rally held the previous afternoon at an intersection near Tanhyeon Station in Ilsanseo-gu, Min stressed, "I will get a stalled Goyang running again and propel it into a leading future city of Korea."
In the transport sector, Min identified expanding the metropolitan railway network, including the Ilsan Line extension, as his top priority. Pledging to actively consult with relevant agencies to shorten the Gyeongui-Jungang Line's intervals, he said, "The goal is to cut commuting times by more than 30 minutes."
He promised to fully reorganize city, intercity, and community bus routes within one year of taking office, and to introduce demand-responsive transit and Happy Taxi services in transport-vulnerable areas to guarantee residents' mobility rights.
"Goyang's biggest challenge is the lack of quality jobs," Min said, presenting a strategy to nurture future industries. He also outlined a plan to strategically foster the cultural content, artificial intelligence (AI), and aerospace industries, vowing to "build a city where young people return."
In particular, he plans to revitalize the local economy around the webtoon and broadcasting content industries, and to support small business owners and neighborhood commercial districts by expanding the local currency. "I will develop Goyang into a hub city for future advanced industries in connection with the plan to establish an aerospace industry base in northwestern Gyeonggi Province," Min said.
He also promised open governance, saying, "What residents pointed out most was non-communicative administration." He intends to build a system in which any resident can meet with the mayor, and to open up major executive and city government meetings so that policies can be shaped together with residents.
"Administration must be for the people, and residents must be able to directly verify and participate in the policy-making and implementation process," he stressed.
The rally was also attended by Ryu Tae-sun, standing representative of the Goyang Light Solidarity, along with provincial and city council candidates from the area. "Goyang is a major city of 1.07 million people, but young people are leaving in search of jobs, and residents are suffering from long commutes and various regulations," Ryu said. "City administration has stagnated over the past four years."
"Goyang's future will be decided by a single vote from each resident," Min said in his appeal for support. "I will build not a stagnant Goyang, but a Goyang that leaps into the future, where youth return and businesses come."
