Sejong-ro as a Pedestrian Zone
On Sunday, November 18th, I went to downtown Seoul because I wanted to see Sejong-ro without any traffic. The road Sejong-Ro (between Gwanghwamun-Station and the actual Gwanghwamun) was closed on...
Vision of a Pedestrian-Friendly Seoul
Since 2011, Park Won-Soon is the mayor of Seoul and as you may know, he puts the citizen into the focus of his policies. In terms of traffic, he emphasizes...
How Good is Seoul’s BRT?
What do you combine with Curitiba in Brazil? The first thing, that comes into my mind, is the bus rapid transit system of that city. Curitiba could be described as...
Cheonggyecheon’s Bike Path to be Extended
Last week, Seoul City government announced that the roads along the Cheonggyecheon are going to have bicycle lanes from April to June and from September to November on every Sunday...
Seoul Operates Car-Sharing Service
The new year started with big waves in the car-sharing service sector as Avis bought Zipcar, which previously grew so much that it became a serious competition to traditional car...
Funding Transport for the Future
Today I’ve visited a joint seminar by KOTI and International Transport Forum (ITF, part of OECD) about the topic funding transport. Since 2010 these two organisations hold annual seminars....
Namsan E-Bus, First Commercial Electric Bus Worldwide
Last summer I went to the N-Tower at the mountain Namsan in Seoul. On the way up the mountain I used the convenient cable car and the view from the...
History of Trams in Seoul
Most of you might not know that there was a streetcar running through the heart of Seoul in the last century because today there are no traces of rails or...
Bike Sharing in South Korea
One of the biggest trends in sustainable urban transport is called bike sharing. Bike sharing’s success began in France and it took over a lot of cities worldwide. After a...