Yongin City Lowers 'Haengbok Taxi' Fare to 1,000 Won

Yongin City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will reduce the fare for the 'Happy Taxi' from 1,500 won to 1,000 won starting next year.

Happy Taxi is a project in which Yongin City subsidizes part of the fare to secure mobility rights and improve transportation welfare for residents in areas underserved by public transportation. Currently, 816 residents from 22 villages in Ildong-eup, Wonsam-myeon, Baegam-myeon, and Yangji-myeon use the service.

Yongin City announced on the 23rd that it will implement the revised 'Yongin City Happy Taxi Operation and Support Ordinance' containing these changes starting next year.

The ordinance revision includes lowering the fare for Happy Taxi rides from the target villages to within the corresponding eup, myeon, or dong from the previous 1,500 won (the basic city bus fare) to 1,000 won.

Additionally, the criteria for selecting target villages have been expanded to include villages where the walking distance from the village center to the nearest bus stop is 500 meters or more, or where the daily bus operation frequency at the nearest bus stop to the village center is five times or fewer.

Previously, both criteria had to be met.

However, the provision that the city covers the basic taxi fare (3,800 won) when traveling from the village to other areas within Yongin City outside the corresponding eup, myeon, or dong remains unchanged.

A city official stated, "With this ordinance revision, the transportation cost burden for residents in areas underserved by public transportation will be reduced. Since the criteria for selecting target villages have been broadened, we will expand the project so that more residents can use Happy Taxi."

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