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...
A Visit to Songdo
Songdo is the sensational urban development project of Incheon on reclaimed land at the western coast of South Korea. I follow the development and news articles about Songdo since a...
PRT System to Open for Suncheon Bay Garden Expo
Final Update: The Suncheon Bay PRT opened in April 2014 as “Skycube”. See following posts: What’s the story with Suncheon Bay’s PRT? Only one year late… Update 2: The PRT has...
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...
New KTX Services to Jinju Station Cut Travel Time in Half
KTX services from Seoul to the city of Jinju began operating today following the opening of new electrified double tracking between the city and Masan. The extension also provides access...
Gyeongui Line Extension to Gongdeok opens in December
Since the Gyeongui line opened in July 2009, residents of Ilsan and Paju have had better direct access to Seoul’s metro system. From December 15 an extension from DMC Station...