A pilot project to create a Space Innovation Zone, aimed at establishing a new growth hub in the old city center of Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, is getting fully underway.
Chungbuk Development Corporation said Monday that it will gather opinions from public institutions and Chungbuk residents to establish a development plan for the "Cheongju Old City Center Space Innovation Zone Pilot Project," which is being pursued in the area of 309-3 Su-dong, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju.
The Cheongju Old City Center Space Innovation Zone Pilot Project utilizes the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's (MOLIT) Space Innovation Zone system. It was selected as a pilot project candidate site in July 2024 and is being actively pursued.
The target site is a core area of Cheongju's old city center. The project aims to revitalize the old city center and strengthen urban competitiveness by creating an urban hub that combines business, cultural, commercial, lodging, and transit-transfer functions.
Chungbuk Development Corporation plans to reflect public institution office demand and residents' opinions in the development plan. For public institutions, it will survey their willingness to move in, required floor space, and desired move-in timing. For Chungbuk residents, it will survey preferred directions for improving the old city center, facilities they wish to see introduced, and their perceptions of and expectations for the project.
The survey will be conducted throughout July. Public institutions will be provided with project briefing materials and office space demand survey forms. Residents can participate in an online survey through a questionnaire link and QR code posted on the corporation's website, or take part in on-site surveys conducted near Seongan-ro and Su-dong.
"We will establish a development plan that contributes to the revitalization of the old city center and the local economy by faithfully reflecting public institutions' office space demand and residents' opinions," a Chungbuk Development Corporation official said.
The Cheongju Old City Center Space Innovation Zone Pilot Project will be pursued in earnest after going through related administrative procedures, including Space Innovation Zone designation and development plan establishment.
