The City of Ulsan announced the completion of its Safe Path for Women LED Street Name Landscape Lighting Project, designed to enhance women’s nighttime walking safety and increase the utility of address information facilities. The initiative was carried out as part of the second phase of the “Ulbushim Life Plus” program, a key citizen-focused project under the 8th civil administration.
 [The Korean Today] Night view of the “Safe Path for Women” in Daldong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. LED street name signage and a ground logo projector illuminate the street, enhancing pedestrian safety.Taken on June 26, 2025, at 8:44 p.m., Dalsam-ro 55beon-gil, Ulsan.Photo © So-young Jeong |
In cooperation with the Bukbu and Nambu Police Stations, the city conducted joint field inspections at four locations — ▲Myeongchon 7-gil in Buk-gu, ▲Ulsan College in Mugeo-dong, ▲the Women’s Safe Path area near Daldong Jugong Apartment Complex 1, and ▲the Crime Prevention Zone along 6 Beon-gil, Samsan Jung-ro. Following the evaluation, the Women’s Safe Path in Daldong, Nam-gu was selected as the final project site.
At the selected site, five types of address information facilities were installed for the first time in Korea as an integrated system: LED street name signs, LED base number plates, luminous building number signs, road name projection lights (logojectors), and movie lights. The total project cost amounted to 282 million KRW, funded by the Fire Safety Subsidy.
Initially, Ulsan City invested 162 million KRW to begin construction on the first section of Samsan Jung-ro on May 8, completing it on June 27. An additional 120 million KRW was later secured through a supplementary budget, allowing the city to extend the project to Dalsam-ro and Hwaham-ro between October 1 and October 29.
As a result, the Daldong Women’s Safe Path has been transformed into a brightly illuminated street at night. The city expects the project to contribute to nighttime crime prevention, safer pedestrian environments, improved urban aesthetics, and increased public awareness of address information systems.
A city official stated, “We will continue to expand urban environments where citizens can feel safe even at night,” adding, “Based on performance analysis, including changes in crime reporting rates, we plan to extend the project citywide by 2026.”
Currently, Ulsan operates 38 zones designated by the National Police Agency as Women’s Safe Paths or Crime Prevention Areas. In recognition of these efforts, the city received a commendation from the Nambu Police Station during the 80th Police Day celebration last month. Moving forward, Ulsan plans to prioritize similar initiatives in areas vulnerable to crime.
BY SO-YOUNG JEONG : ulsangangbuk@thekoreantoday.com
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