"Considerate restrooms" that anyone—including people with disabilities, the elderly, and parents accompanying children—can use conveniently will be installed throughout Guri City in Gyeonggi Province. Road improvements prioritizing pedestrian safety will also be pursued.
According to Guri City on the 29th, the city held a "Second Guri City Public Design Promotion Plan (2026–2030) Briefing" at City Hall the previous day, sharing plans to pursue living-focused projects that citizens can experience in their daily lives.
The core of this plan is meeting citizens' eye level. Guri City analyzed citizen opinions, complaints filed through the e-People public petition system, and urban usage data to intensively identify challenges that citizens face daily, such as pedestrian safety, everyday convenience, crime prevention, and consideration for the socially vulnerable.
First, the city will install "considerate restrooms" applying universal design that anyone can use. It will also pursue a "pedestrian-priority vehicle access and clear sidewalk" project that prioritizes pedestrian safety, creating an environment where people can walk with peace of mind.
The city also aims for crime prevention effects. It will expand the application of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines to child protection zones, alleys, and waterfront spaces. It will apply the "Uri Guri Public Design Designated Color" to parking lots for the mobility-impaired, electric vehicle charging areas, and road and traffic facilities, enhancing visual uniformity across the city.
All these projects will proceed under the vision "Guri City Public Design for Us (URI GURI)." Its four goals are public design that is △happy in daily life △safer △responsive to change △communicative.
"Public design is an important administrative tool that not only raises the dignity of the city but also improves the safety and convenience of citizens," Guri Mayor Shin Dong-hwa stressed. "By uniformly improving the design of traffic facilities and other elements that citizens encounter every day in their daily lives, we will further elevate the visual order and identity of the city as a whole."
