3rd New Town Metropolitan Transportation Measures to Be Finalized Within the Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The metropolitan transportation improvement plan for the 3rd phase new towns will be finalized within this year. The plans for Hanam Gyosan, Gwacheon Gwacheon, Incheon Gyeyang, and Namyangju Wangsuk districts will be finalized within the first half of the year, while those for Goyang Changneung and Bucheon Daejang districts will be finalized within the second half.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 17th that it held the first 2020 Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee meeting in writing from the 25th of last month to the 13th, and confirmed this year's work plan.

The Ministry will innovate metropolitan transportation in large-scale development districts through the introduction of special metropolitan transportation measure zones and the establishment of metropolitan transportation improvement plans for the 3rd phase new towns. Districts where the implementation of major metropolitan transportation improvement projects such as railroads is significantly delayed will be designated as ‘special measure zones.’ Short-term supplementary measures such as metropolitan bus operations will also be implemented.

Earlier, on the 6th, the partial amendment bill of the ‘Special Act on Metropolitan Area Transportation Management,’ which includes these contents, was passed by the National Assembly plenary session and is scheduled to be enforced in September. The Ministry plans to prepare subordinate statutes and designate ‘special measure zones’ in the second half of this year.

Regarding the ongoing metropolitan transportation improvement plans for the 3rd phase new towns, the Ministry will establish a cooperative metropolitan transportation improvement plan that also improves metropolitan transportation for existing new towns such as the 2nd phase. Along with the expansion of metropolitan transportation facilities, the plan will include short-term feasible public transportation operation measures such as metropolitan buses, BRT, and transfer centers to minimize inconvenience during the early stages of occupancy.

To prevent cases of evasion in establishing metropolitan transportation improvement plans through subdivision or adjacent district development, the area criteria for establishing metropolitan transportation improvement plans will be improved from the existing 1 million square meters to 500,000 square meters. The population acceptance criteria will also be strengthened from the existing 20,000 people to 10,000 people. The amendment of the ‘Metropolitan Transportation Act Enforcement Decree’ containing these details is planned to be completed within the first half of this year.

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