Busan City Promotes Shared Mobility Activation to Realize the '15-Minute City, Busan'

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City will hold a business agreement ceremony to promote the shared mobility pilot project on the 23rd at the Busan City Hall video conference room.

The shared mobility pilot project was prepared to enhance the convenience of public transportation transfers and to concretize the '15-minute city, Busan' policy in the daily lives of citizens.

The main contents include establishing a cooperative system with related organizations such as shared mobility operating companies, universities, and public institutions, expanding and maintaining infrastructure such as parking and charging facilities, and promoting public transportation transfer discounts.

The project target areas are Busan National University Station, Jangjeon Station public parking lots, Busan National University, Busan Catholic University, Daedong University, and their surrounding areas.

Attendees at the business agreement ceremony included Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan; Cha Jeong-in, President of Busan National University; Hong Kyung-wan, President of Busan Catholic University; Bae Soon-cheol, President of Daedong University; Lee Hae-seong, Chairman of Busan Facilities Corporation; Lee Kyung-sook, Head of Korea Electric Power Corporation Busan-Ulsan Headquarters; Kim Nam-jin, CEO of Tour Staff; Kim Sang-hoon, CEO of PUMP; Jung Soo-young, CEO of Mass Asia; and Allen Julian Jean, CEO of Beam Mobility Korea, along with representatives of shared mobility-related companies, university presidents, and heads of public institutions.

Once the agreement is signed, Busan City will establish and promote related policies such as administrative and financial support and publicity to revitalize the shared mobility pilot project. Plans also include providing spaces and racks for personal mobility device parking within the pilot project universities.

The three universities?Busan National University, Busan Catholic University, and Daedong University?will provide dedicated shared mobility parking spaces on campus and maintain infrastructure.

Busan Facilities Corporation will be responsible for the installation and operation of facilities such as shared mobility chargers, parking spaces, and signage. Korea Electric Power Corporation will support the power supply for shared mobility in the pilot areas.

Shared mobility operating companies Tour Staff, PUMP, Mass Busan, and Beam Mobility Korea will provide shared mobility services within the pilot areas and devise safe usage plans for users.

Tour Staff, which utilizes Twizy vehicles, plans to promote transfer discounts with public transportation.

Personal mobility device operators PUMP, Mass Asia, and Beam Mobility Korea will provide incentives to users who park personal mobility devices in designated locations.

To ensure the safe operation of personal mobility devices, which have frequent accidents, the maximum speed within the pilot project area will be lowered from the current 25 km/h to 20 km/h.

Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan, said, “I hope the shared mobility pilot project will contribute to improving public transportation accessibility and solving environmental issues,” adding, “We will strive to implement the pilot project solidly so that the ‘15-minute city’ can quickly take root.”

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