GTX-A is finally here
The first segment of the Great Train eXpress (GTX) officially opened on March 30, 2024 – three years later than initially planned in 2017. While the launch marks a significant...
A conversation with ChatGPT about Seoul’s public transport system and more
ChatGPT does not need an introduction. The evolution in AI and the leaps the Internet is about to make are amazing. I’ve been reading about it over the past couple...
Line 9 extension gets green light — again
Wanna feel old? Seoul’s Line 9 is nearly 13 years old! But it is still being built, with MOLIT recently announcing the go ahead for another Line 9 extension, the...
Mobility in Korea since the COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 has a great impact on all our lives and the way we move around. Korea fights with the pandemic since early January. This article takes a look at the...
More new trains for Seoul’s Line 2
Seoul’s Line 2 is set to have more of its subway cars replaced over the coming months as it completes Phase 2 of train upgrades. Seoul Metro announced on November...
Seoul announces Cycle Rapid Transportation
While traveling through South America Seoul’s mayor Won-soon Park announced on Sunday that there will be a ‘people-centered bicycle revolution’ and introduced the concept of bicycle highways under the name...
Newest mobility trend arrives in Korea
During Seollal I saw many excited, young people on electric kick scooters. My first thought was that they rented them from a shop or just bought them but as I...
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...
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...
Preview of Seoul Station 7017
There are still eight months left until the Seoul Station 7017, Seoul’s newest and most innovative public space, is going to open in April 2017. Just recently, Seoul opened to...