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....
Bike Path Extension at Cheonggyecheon
Since the first time that I’ve heard that the whole Cheonggyecheon is going to be sidelined with bike paths, I waited for this day. I marked it in my calendar,...
A Transport Conference About Happiness and Creativity
On Friday I’ve attended a transport conference about challenges and goals in Korea in the next 12 months. President Park Geun-Hye strongly emphasized in her inauguration speech that happiness of...
Overview of Seoul’s Car-Sharing Services
Earlier this year, we wrote about Seoul Metropolitan Government‘s carsharing service which started two months ago. Actually that wasn’t the first car-sharing service in Korea’s capital and also some more followed...
Safety Issues on Shinbundang Line
One of the youngest subway lines in Seoul’s metropolitan region has some problems, which could become a serious safety issue. Certain parts of the subway rail tracks on the Shinbundang...
Seoul to Begin Night Bus Services
Update: This trial was successful and now we have 9 night lines operating in Seoul. More information can be retrieved here. One question that is often asked by many while...
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...