Gwangju City Holds 2040 Gwangju Transportation Vision Establishment Report Meeting

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] On the 23rd, Gwangju Metropolitan City held the first briefing session for the establishment of the '2040 Gwangju Transportation Vision,' which will present a future blueprint for Gwangju transportation, at the city hall meeting room with about 10 participants including the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute, transportation experts, and bicycle policy advisors.

The Gwangju transportation vision was promoted to explore the direction and strategy that Gwangju transportation will take to become an advanced transportation system in preparation for the opening of the urban railway Line 2 and to achieve the carbon-neutral city goal by 2045.

At the briefing session, three major goals were set for the change and innovation of Gwangju transportation: ▲ a city where people can conveniently move anytime and anywhere without private cars ▲ restructuring the Gwangju transportation system with eco-friendly transportation modes such as public transportation, bicycles, and walking ▲ creating a transportation environment responsible for citizens' safety and mobility convenience. The future development strategies and tasks for Gwangju transportation were discussed.

The experts attending the briefing expressed their agreement on establishing Gwangju City's future transportation vision in response to the Green New Deal era and in preparation for the opening of urban railway Line 2. They proposed transportation measures and the establishment of a transportation administrative system to respond to climate change, the development of information and communication technology, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.

The establishment of the 2040 Gwangju Transportation Vision is expected to be completed by July after two more expert advisory meetings and collecting citizens' opinions.

Park Nam-eon, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau of the city, said, "A major tectonic shift in Gwangju's transportation system is expected due to the opening of urban railway Line 2," and added, "This 2040 Gwangju Transportation Vision will serve as an opportunity to reorganize the basic framework of Gwangju transportation so that urban railway Lines 1 and 2 become the foundation of public transportation, and the city bus route system will be completely revamped in connection with them, enabling mutual linkage among urban railways, city buses, bicycles, and walking."

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