Gwanghwamun Plaza’s facelift by 2021
Seoul announced the transformation of the Gwanghwamun Plaza to a bigger, people-oriented public space by 2021. Mayor Park Won-soon had shared his idea to reshape the plaza since his campaign...
The year ahead and a look back at 2018
Another year has passed and time seems to go by faster each year. Once again, it has been a busy year for both Nikola and I. We would have loved...
Recap of the Seoul Walk and Bike Festival 2018
On September 30, Seoul organized the Seoul Walk and Bike Festival (서울걷자페스티벌), an annual event to celebrate walking and cycling. It started in 2013 and since then, it always attracts...
Seoul’s Newest High-speed Railway “SRT” Opens
Looking for SRT timetables? Check our SRT page This morning Seoul’s newest high-speed rail service, the “SRT”, finally opened for commercial service from Suseo Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The new...
Incheon Line 2 Teething Problems and Updated Map
Incheon’s Line 2 has been open for just over a week now but not everything has gone smoothly. While any new line is bound to have hiccups, the media isn’t pulling...
Massive Changes to Incheon’s Bus System from Saturday
This Saturday, a large number of Incheon’s bus routes will undergo major changes and some routes will disappear completely. The changes coincide with the opening of Incheon’s Line 2 and is...
Seoul’s New Bus Lane Signals get the Green Light
Seoul is rolling out new traffic signals for bus lanes across the city. The lights are in the shape of a bus, making it clearer to road users that the...
Daejeon BRT Opens This Week
Daejeon will open a new BRT (bus rapid transit system) on July 20 connecting Daejeon and Osong stations. The 53km route also travels through Sejong using the existing Sejong BRT system and...
Airport Railroad takes over Incheon Airport Maglev Operations
Seoul Economy reports that the Airport Railroad Corporation (A’REX) took over operations for the Incheon Airport Maglev from July 1 2016. A’REX, a consortium between KB and the Industrial Bank of Korea, was...
Lessons Learned from Seoul Plaza Proposal
This is a guest post by Ray Chetti. He is an urban planner by education and retail development consultant by profession. He is based in Seoul, Korea and has provided...