Bicycle Promotion Gone Wrong
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security* hold an idea contest for bicycle promotion and enhancement of safety for cyclists in Korea at the end of last year. It was advertised on...
Tactical Urbanism in Seoul
Usually transport planning is directed by local authorities and citizens have limited possibilities to directly transform their surrounding. Or in other words, it is a top-down development that includes public...
Traffic Safety and Public (Mis-)Education
This is a guest post by Max Neupert. He is an artist and academic who is interested in contemporary social and technological issues. He is a German citizen who has...
Seoul’s New Public Bicycle System
Megacities like Paris, London and New York initiated public bicycle sharing systems with the goal to raise the share of cycling. New York has Citi bikes, London has the Boris...
Darweol & Weonheung Stations to Open on 27 December
Most years a number rail/metro projects will end up being scheduled to open on the same day and this year is no different. Along with the connection between the Gyeongui and Jungang Lines...
Gyeongui Line & Jungang Line to Finally Connect
It’s almost the end of the year already! Living away from Korea and having a fairly busy job has kept me from blogging. Thanks so much to my co-blogger Nikola...
Bus Number Signs
A problem in taking a bus in Seoul was always that you have to be careful to not miss it. Your bus might have hid behind another bus and just...
Songdo, revisited!
I’ve kept my promise of visiting Songdo in summer 2014! Songdo changed a lot since my last visit in winter 2013. First of all, there were more people on the streets....
The Success of Tayo Buses
Earlier this year Seoul decorated four of their buses with the main characters of the famous Korean cartoon show “Tayo the Little Bus” (꼬마버스 타요). Within a short time the...
Opinion Piece on Banning Standing Passengers
During the research for the previous article about the government’s plans to ban standing on the red buses, I came across an opinion piece by Dr. Jaehak Oh, who works for the Korea...