For big New Years celebrations, police forces, throughout the world shut down whole areas for public safety. No reason why the Seoul police cant shut down the main roads in Itaewon with prior warning for Halloween. The same goes for the subway at Itaewon station. People can get off at the station before or after and make their way there on foot. Took me less than 30 seconds to think of this.
None of that addresses the crowd level behind the Hamilton Hotel. But it'd fit in perfectly with Korea- Symbolic act that makes a show but doesn't really address the problem. So yes, Savant for Yongsan mayor.
id say that by closing off the street, a lot more people would be in the street rather than in the packed alley ways. so i would guess that this would greatly reduce the number of people in the alley. they close the street of the beach here in pohang when we have a fireworks festival.. and the beach is less crowded because a lot of people just hang out on the street.. seems simple.
People aren't going to Itaewon to stand in the street. The want to go to the clubs and bars and restaurants. You would need something that would divert people from the alley onto the street because they'd want to be on the street. If you had some live performances or such, that might help.Still if youve got 40,000 people who want to go into an alley that can only hold and serve 20,000, then opening a street simply doesn't solve that but just cause the line to get into the packed alley to spill out into the street and passed the sidewalk. It could also potentially even make it worse for first responders to enter and leave if there was some sort of mass problem (i.e. fire inside a club).
Some disclosure: Im old, and hate anywhere that is busy, most of all a packed, noisy clubI would guess, and i suspect its backed up by all of the financial stats, that the e-mart 24 on that alley probably did the most business of any business
but, opening up the street, perhaps putting in beer gardens, or simply tables and chairs like how many south asian countries do (malaysia, thailand, vietnam...
Some disclosure: Im old, and hate anywhere that is busy, most of all a packed, noisy clubI would guess, and i suspect its backed up by all of the financial stats, that the e-mart 24 on that alley probably did the most business of any businessa concert on the street is a fantastic idea. maybe even two at opposite ends. but, opening up the street, perhaps putting in beer gardens, or simply tables and chairs like how many south asian countries do (malaysia, thailand, vietnam...) what a great place to meet people and chat in a reasonably decibel'ed area. then the clubs can let in all the teeny boppers and 20 somethings they like.
Move all the illegal vendors on to the street. Have a Halloween Market for those not wanting to hit up the clubs/bars right away. Create some photo zones for those Insta lovers. Hire some street performers to put on some performances. Create a carnival style atmosphere. Police presence should be visible and be patrolling throughout the night.
All that is nice and can help in the margins, but it doesn't address the situation in the alley behind the Hamilton Hotel.
If you open the street it lets people out faster from the bottlenecks in the alley of which there are only 3, West, East and the disaster southern one. Last weekend the southern exit was only letting people onto the sidewalk, it's insane. Close the street and let people GTFO of the way.
