Goodbye Haeundae Station…
Thinking of taking the train to Haeundae next summer? Don’t be caught out when you arrive at a brand new station in a completely different location to what you might...
Final Bundang Line Extension Opens
The day is finally here…for some anyway. The final Bundang Line Extension from Mangpo (망포) to Suwon (수원) will finally opened today (Saturday 30 November). Over the past three years...
Haenggunk Neighborhood After the EcoMobility Festival
On Friday, October 25, I revisited Haengkung-dong in Suwon. This neighborhood was the showcase for the first EcoMobility World Festival. I wrote about it several times in the last few...
What’s the story with Suncheon Bay’s PRT?
There has been some confusion over Suncheon Bay’s PRT system after the head of SC-PRT announced that it was stopping trial services that have been open to the public according...
More Entrances to Cheonggyecheon Stream
The Cheonggyecheon Stream is without doubt THE best practice of sustainable urban planning in Seoul. It replaced an inner-city expressway by an open space for citizens. Tourists love the stream...
Pictures of EcoMobility Festival Area in June
After the last post introduced the EcoMobility World Festival to readers, this time I want to show the current progress of the EcoMobility Festival area preparations. On Sunday, July 23rd,...
EcoMobility Festival in Suwon
Can you imagine that a neighborhood in Korea removes all cars and uses many alternatives methods of transport for a whole month? For me, it’s hard to imagine but in...
How to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 10 % in Seoul
Seoul was able to reduce their CO2 emissions by 10% annually. Of course, it was through a policy which aimed at individual transport. The really unique thing is that the...
No Passengers on Yongin’s Everline
The light rail line in Yongin connecting Giheung-Station to Everland operates since a month. We wrote about the opening of this Everline and all the issues after the completion. Now...
Vision of Transport in Seoul for 2030
Surprisingly, last week the Seoul Metropolitan Government published their vision for transport in 2030. This is going to lead the direction of transport planning in Seoul for almost two decades....