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Busan Metropolitan City, Construction of “Yunsan Mountain Barrier-Free Sharing Trail”… Realizing a “Walkable 15-Minute City”!

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will construct the “Yunsan Mountain (HAHA Campus*) Barrier-Free Sharing Trail,” with a total length of 1.02 km, in the rear mountain area of Busan Catholic University in Bugok-dong, Geumjeong-gu.

This project was proposed by the city in July 2024 for the 2025 Green Fund public contest organized by the Korea Forest Welfare Institute as part of efforts to realize a “Walkable 15-Minute City.” It was selected in October of the same year, and a total of 1.4 billion KRW (700 million KRW from the city budget and 700 million KRW from the national lottery fund) will be invested.

In March of this year, the city launched the detailed design service, which included field surveys and resident briefings, and completed the design in July. Construction will begin in September and is scheduled for completion in December.

• ●HAHA (Happy Aging Healthy Aging) Campus: A large-scale senior complex developed by utilizing the new campus of Busan Catholic University, incorporating leisure, cultural, educational, research, and industrial facilities.

The project site connects the Yunsan Mountain hiking trail to the Galmaetgil Trail, extending from the Busan Catholic University Theological College (Yang Jaehyeon Martino Hall) to the Oryundae Korean Martyrs Museum.

The barrier-free sharing trail has a total length of 1,024 meters (m), consisting of a 701 m deck road and a 323 m soil-concrete pavement. Designed with a slope of 8 percent or less to preserve the forest environment, it allows for convenient use by wheelchairs and strollers.

Key facilities include three wooden bridges, two rest shelters, five intermediate resting areas, comprehensive and themed information boards, directional signs, and benches—providing amenities considerate of mobility-vulnerable citizens.

This “barrier-free sharing trail” is designed so that the elderly, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, and those accompanied by infants and young children can enjoy the forest path without restrictions.

In particular, this project goes beyond simply creating a walking path, as it is expected to contribute not only to enhancing citizens’ health and welfare but also to achieving carbon neutrality, by ▲providing an equal walking environment for all citizens ▲building healthcare-based infrastructure to respond to aging demographics ▲revitalizing the Galmaetgil Trail ▲expanding opportunities for nature experiences.

Ahn Cheol-su, Director General of the Green City Bureau, stated, “The Yunsan Mountain Barrier-Free Sharing Trail is an important foundation for realizing ‘Busan, the 15-Minute Walkable City’ for everyone. We will continue to discover and expand projects that create inclusive forest paths for mobility-vulnerable citizens, thereby fostering an urban environment of care and inclusion.”