Suwon City, National Leader in Public Transportation Policy... 'Best Institution' for 4 Consecutive Times

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province has been selected as the best institution for four consecutive times in the 'Public Transportation Policy Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and organized by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

Suwon City announced on the 16th that it ranked first in Group B (small and medium-sized cities operating urban rail) in the '2021 Public Transportation Policy Evaluation' and received a commendation from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the awards ceremony held on the 15th at the Royal Hotel Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Suwon City, which was selected as an excellent institution in 2013, was chosen as the best institution in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Suwon is the first basic local government to be selected as the best institution four times in a row.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport evaluates public transportation policies every two years by dividing 161 special, metropolitan, city, and county areas nationwide into five groups (A~E) to create an environment where citizens can conveniently use public transportation and to induce efficient public transportation planning and policy establishment. There are 30 cities in Group B, to which Suwon belongs.

Suwon City received high evaluations across all fields in this assessment. In particular, it scored highly for ▲promoting the construction of the Suwon Station East Transfer Center and Ajou University Samgeori Station Transfer Center ▲holding a grand debate to find solutions to bus problems (2019) ▲building electric bus charging infrastructure ▲establishing an emergency vehicle priority signal system.

Yeom Tae-young, Mayor of Suwon City, emphasized, "We will continuously establish efficient public transportation policies so that citizens can conveniently use public transportation and actively promote them," adding, "We will create a public transportation culture centered on users."

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