Nubija, Changwon’s Bike-Sharing Service
Once I’ve introduced bike-sharing in Korea at Kojects and there I just briefly mentioned Nubija, the bike-sharing program of Changwon. This is a city on the southern coast of Korea....
Bitter, Sweet, Seoul
Today’s post isn’t related to transport or urban development in Korea. Still it shows something wonderful about Seoul, which is worth to share. Seoul initiated a project to produce a...
Some Numbers: Speed Cameras and Cyclist Deaths
In the last days I’ve read some very interesting numbers about speeding and cycle deaths in Korean news. I summarized two articles: The first news article is about traffic speed...
News About Korail Strike
In the last weeks we received comments, emails and questions about the strike of rail workers union in Korea. Some readers seemed disappointed that we didn’t cover this story. Primarily...
Three New Stations for Gyeongchun Line [Updated Post]
Update 4 – December 2013: All three stations have now been opened with Sinnae (Shinnae/신내역) Station having finally opened on December 28 2013. Unfortunately work has not even started on building...
Goodbye Haeundae Station…
Thinking of taking the train to Haeundae next summer? Don’t be caught out when you arrive at a brand new station in a completely different location to what you might...
Final Bundang Line Extension Opens
The day is finally here…for some anyway. The final Bundang Line Extension from Mangpo (망포) to Suwon (수원) will finally opened today (Saturday 30 November). Over the past three years...
A Ride through the EcoMobility Festival Area
In my previous post with pictures of Haenggunk-dong after the EcoMobility World Festival, I promised to upload some videos. Here they are! They show a ride through this area along the main street...
Haenggunk Neighborhood After the EcoMobility Festival
On Friday, October 25, I revisited Haengkung-dong in Suwon. This neighborhood was the showcase for the first EcoMobility World Festival. I wrote about it several times in the last few...
Sustainable Transportation in Korea
UN-HABITAT published some weeks ago the GRHS 2013 (Global Report on Human Settlements) with a focus on sustainable human transport. The report sometimes mentions Korea/Seoul and it contains an info-box...