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15-Minute City Busan Advisory Committee Holds 2026 Annual General Meeting: Advancing Sustainability of the 15-Minute City

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the 15-Minute City Busan Advisory Committee today (March 19) at 10:00 a.m. in Small Conference Room 1 on the 12th floor of City Hall.

The Annual General Meeting of the 15-Minute City Busan Advisory Committee is held regularly each year and will proceed in the following order: presentation of commendations to contributors to the creation of the 15-Minute City, report on advisory committee activities, report on key achievements and future plans of the 15-Minute City, followed by open discussion and advisory sessions.

This year’s meeting will focus on development measures to ensure the sustainability of the 15-Minute City policy, with discussions led by an advisory committee composed of experts from various fields.

The 15-Minute City Busan Advisory Committee serves as an advisory body for the development of the 15-Minute City. Following the first-term advisory activities, second-term advisory members have continued to conduct deliberation and provide advice on key projects.

The second-term advisory committee, appointed in February 2025, organized subcommittees by sector and provided advisory input on detailed 15-Minute City Busan projects over a total of 14 meetings during the past year.

In particular, from the first term to the second term, the committee has carried out in-depth discussions on major initiatives such as the 15-Minute City Busan Step-Up Strategy, selection of various public project proposals, and advisory services on content and design, leveraging high levels of expertise and strong understanding of policy across fields. In addition, at project sites, the active incorporation of advisory members’ insights has accelerated project implementation and further enhanced the overall quality of policies.

First term (February 14, 2023 – February 13, 2025): 28 advisory sessions, including those related to the Happy Challenge project
Second term (February 14, 2025 – February 13, 2027): 14 advisory sessions, including those related to the 15-Minute City Busan Step-Up Strategy

Through this Annual General Meeting, the city plans to further solidify policy directions and strategies for a safe and convenient 15-Minute City where people would choose to live even in another lifetime.

The city has achieved tangible outcomes that citizens can experience by progressively completing core 15-Minute City projects such as the first and second Happy Challenge programs, policy contests, and vision tours. In addition, the policy has been recognized domestically and internationally as a successful case, with achievements including international media coverage, presentations at conferences in Paris, and winning two awards at the LivCom Awards.

Building on these achievements, this year the city plans to promote a “Safe Route to School for Children” initiative as part of citizen-centered 15-Minute City projects, and to encourage bicycle use by developing “everyday and leisure bicycle paths.” It will also expand key facilities such as Haha Centers and Deullak Nallak, enhance operational effectiveness, and broaden user-centered spaces. Furthermore, the city will promote the development of projects utilizing private platforms and customized local services to further enhance citizens’ experience of the 15-Minute City and lay the foundation for the continued expansion of the policy.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “This year marks the time to secure a sustainable 15-Minute City Busan policy based on the pilot projects implemented so far,” adding, “We look forward to the advisory committee playing an active role in expanding and advancing the policy to further enhance citizens’ experience.”