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...
Full Operation of Night Bus Services
Back in April we wrote about the beginning of night buses on two routes. The trial was successful with over 220,000 passengers (2,100 people per night!) and so Seoul is...
More Entrances to Cheonggyecheon Stream
The Cheonggyecheon Stream is without doubt THE best practice of sustainable urban planning in Seoul. It replaced an inner-city expressway by an open space for citizens. Tourists love the stream...
10 New Lines in Seoul’s Metro Network
A look at Seoul’s metro-map is quite intimidating because it contains over a dozen subway lines (I counted 17, not including Everline) in a wide-reaching network. However, it doesn’t stop...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Bike Path Extension at Cheonggyecheon
Since the first time that I’ve heard that the whole Cheonggyecheon is going to be sidelined with bike paths, I waited for this day. I marked it in my calendar,...