Namsan E-Bus, First Commercial Electric Bus Worldwide
Last summer I went to the N-Tower at the mountain Namsan in Seoul. On the way up the mountain I used the convenient cable car and the view from the tower was great. From the top I’ve saw the following...
View ArticleKorean Solution to Electric Power Supply for Public Transport
We talked about the history of streetcars in Seoul and that Korea is developing a new type of public transport method, which merges the advantages of streetcars and buses. The dependence on fossil...
View ArticleLove-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 M-Bus? The first time I was...
View ArticleTactical Urbanism in Seoul
Usually transport planning is directed by local authorities and citizens have limited possibilities to directly transform their surrounding. Or in other words, it is a top-down development that...
View ArticleIncrease of Seoul’s Public Transport Fares
It was speculated since a couple of months that there will be an increase of Seoul’s public transport fares in 2015. Today the transport department of Seoul submitted the proposal for new fare prices...
View ArticleWhat Seoul can learn from Hong Kong’s transport system
In today’s article we are going to explore Hong Kong’s transport system. Similar to the article about Taipei’s transport system, I want to introduce public transport of Hong Kong and compare it to...
View ArticleA 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 of weeks. I played around with it a...
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