Bundang was developed during the late 1980s to address rising housing prices, and excessive population density in Seoul, and to support the middle class.

[3] During the late 1990s, development in Yongin abruptly degraded the Tancheon's water quality with sewage and construction soil.

[4] Seongnam and Yongin implemented river-restoration projects, and the Tancheon's surrounding landscape and water quality are slowly improving.

[12] The Yongin–Seoul, Gyeongbu and Bundang-Suseo Urban Expressways connect Bundang with Seoul and nearby city centers.

[citation needed] Seongnam FC, runner-up in the 2012 Peace Cup[17] plays its K League 1 home games here.

[19] Bundang Central Park, which opened on July 31, 1994, is in the Sujeon neighborhood[20] and covers 42,982 square metres (10.62 acres) at the foot of the 88-metre-high (289 ft) Yongjangsan.

[22] Four pedestrian bridges, wheelchair-accessible with Braille blocks, connect an apartment complex surrounding the park.

[29] In 2012, it won the National Youth Training Center's Presidential Award[30] and the eighth Blue Growth Grand Prix.

[35] It conducts criminal investigations, crime prevention Including patrolling), and traffic control to protect lives and property.

[43] The children's department provides field trips which include boarding traffic-patrol cars, abduction prevention and traffic safety education, and information about police equipment.