Seoul Investigates 24 Hour Friday Night Services for Line 7
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit (SMRT) is investigating the possibility of operating subway services around the clock on one of its lines for one day a week. On March 11, SMRT...
Green Parking Initiative in Seoul
A big issue in Korean cities is parking. Cars park everywhere. They block sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or a road lane. It is well documented in the Korean Parking Tumblr and...
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...
Lecture about Seoul’s Urban Development
On Saturday I had the pleasure to give a presentation about Seoul’s urban development at the Seoul Real Estate Investing Meetup. They contacted me a few weeks ago and I was...
Incheon Airport Maglev OPENS
Out of the blue the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced yesterday that the maglev train at Incheon International Airport will go into service today on February 3....
Undersea Tunnel to Jeju-do
A snowstorm paralyzed Jeju-do’s air traffic for two consecutive days and ten thousands of visitors were stranded on the island. This issue proved to me once again that Korea has to built...
Everline to be Operated by NeoTrans from July
Some industry news from the end of last year is that the Yongin Everline will be switching operators later this year. On December 24, it was announced that NeoTrans had...
Shinbundang Line Extension to Open January 30
The southern Shinbundang Line Extension to Suwon is set to open at the end of this month. The high-speed metro line has been open for over four years now and from January 30, the Shinbundang...
Full Steam Ahead to 2016
A Busy Year 2015 was a big year for Kojects, with lots of transport and urban development news happening all over Korea. As always, thanks so much to all our regular readers, especially those...
Pangyo to Lead Tram Renaissance
Following the increasing number of light rail lines opening around South Korea, a tram renaissance is also quietly brewing in several of the nation’s cities. One of the first places expected to...