The End of Dream Hub
The largest urban planning project of South Korea is never going to be realized. Of course, I talk about the Yongsan International Business District, better known as Dream Hub. KORAIL...
Seoul’s 100-Year Plan
On April 1st, Park Won-Soon introduced the measure to design a basic plan of Seoul about the development in the next 100 years, in short “Seoul 100 Plan” (or in...
Keeping the Joongang Cinema in Pictures
Seoul is a very dynamic city and the built environment develops very fast. The changes can be through a new shop or restaurant, a new facade or even completely new...
Reading a Book Underground
If you ride the subway in Seoul, you’ll notice that it’s most of the times very quiet. It’s rather seldom that you hear somebody talk or noisy bigger groups of...
New Generation of Trams
There aren’t any trams in Seoul since fifty years, but it doesn’t mean that Korea completely abandoned the idea of trams. Actually, Korea currently works on the development of new...
Suggestion for Sejong-ro’s Car-Free Day
After I saw that it’s possible to propose events for the car-free day at Sejong-ro, I thought about an idea. I tried to make a suggestion which has nothing to...
Seoul gives out free bike maps
The days are getting longer, the sun gains strength and it slowly gets warmer in Seoul. It’s the perfect time to prepare your bicycle for the new cycling season. On...
Let’s Propose Events for Sejong-ro
After I’ve published the post yesterday, I saw on the The City 2.0: Seoul’s Facebook page that there is an event regarding the events at the Sejong-ro. Citizens can propose events...
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...