Love-Hate Relationship with the M-Bus
Did you ever wonder which genius invented these fabulous grey-blue buses with a digital number display in the front window? Secondly, what does the “M” stand for in the name...
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Seoul is a very safe city in comparison to other ones of this size. However, it doesn’t mean that Seoul (or Korea) is free of crime and that there aren’t...
‘World Cup Bridge’ Completion Date Moved to 2017
“World Cup Bridge” (월드컵대교) is the name of the 22nd bridge which is being constructed across the Han River between Mapo-gu and Yeongdeungpo-gu in order to relieve traffic congestion. This...
Pictures of EcoMobility Festival Area in June
After the last post introduced the EcoMobility World Festival to readers, this time I want to show the current progress of the EcoMobility Festival area preparations. On Sunday, July 23rd,...
EcoMobility Festival in Suwon
Can you imagine that a neighborhood in Korea removes all cars and uses many alternatives methods of transport for a whole month? For me, it’s hard to imagine but in...
How to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 10 % in Seoul
Seoul was able to reduce their CO2 emissions by 10% annually. Of course, it was through a policy which aimed at individual transport. The really unique thing is that the...
No Passengers on Yongin’s Everline
The light rail line in Yongin connecting Giheung-Station to Everland operates since a month. We wrote about the opening of this Everline and all the issues after the completion. Now...
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....
Road Safety in Korea
Korea is constantly developing its infrastructure and realizing new rail or road projects. In my opinion, the quality of road infrastructure and public transport here is on a similar level...
First Survey of Seoul’s Night Bus Services
Since April 19 there are buses operating through the whole night on two routes in Seoul. The transport division of the city government published statistics about the usage of the night...