The civic group Jeonbuk Regional Community (Kim Haksan) pointed out that the on-street paid parking lots in the downtown area of Wansan-gu, Jeonju City, do not align with reality and lack effectiveness after conducting a survey of the issues with local merchants.

Currently, the on-street parking lots in Gosadong and Seonosongdong areas have a total of 106 spaces and operate year-round from 7-8 am to 7-8 pm. The fees are set at 900 won for 30 minutes, an additional 450 won for every 15 minutes thereafter, with a maximum daily fee of 9,000 won, similar to public parking lots.

Although these on-street parking lots were introduced to revitalize the downtown area and enhance convenience for citizens, in reality, citizens and business owners seeking short-term visits are facing significant inconveniences. One merchant expressed, "Even if I just want to make a brief visit to a client, I often end up leaving because I can't find parking space due to long-term parked vehicles," and appealed that "the vehicles parked in the parking lot remain stationary for a long time."

The key issues lie in the fee system and management methods. Despite being introduced for short-term users, the operation method similar to public parking lots has ironically made long-term parking more convenient, revealing inefficiencies in space utilization. As a result, the turnover rate of downtown parking spaces has significantly decreased, leading to a decline in accessibility to commercial areas.

Jeonbuk Regional Community's Youth Chairman Jo Hun emphasized the need for differentiated policies such as providing discounts to short-term users within 2 hours at on-street paid parking lots and increasing fees for long-term parking. He also argued for separating public parking lots from the fee system and improving the management system by identifying areas and time slots with high concentrations of long-term parking through regular space utilization monitoring.

Jeonbuk Regional Community stated, "In order to improve citizens' access rights and revitalize the downtown commercial area, on-street parking policies need to be improved with a focus on the actual situation," and revealed that they have requested the development of effective improvement measures from Jeonju City and related institutions.