Changwon Citizens: "Make the Finalized Bus Route Map Big and Clear"

Changwon Special City, Gradual Posting of New Route Maps from the Day of Reorganization Implementation

With the implementation of the revised city bus routes in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, just 5 days away, complaints about the font size on the route maps posted at each bus stop are pouring in.

Previously, Changwon City decided to reorganize the current 150 city (village) bus routes with 726 buses into 137 routes without additional buses, aiming to improve the safety, punctuality, and speed of public transportation, and plans to implement this from the 10th.

To inform citizens in advance about the changed routes, route maps were posted at each bus stop, but there is criticism that the text on the maps is small and densely packed, making readability very poor.

Revised route map posted at a bus stop in Masanhwoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

On the 5th, citizens waiting for buses at a stop said, “The black is the text and the white is the background, but what needs to be visible is where the bus I’m taking is going,” and “Most city bus passengers are students or elderly, but this font size is hard for even students to recognize immediately,” expressing their concerns.

At another stop, people appealed, “My eyesight is already blurry with age, but looking at the route map makes me feel dizzy,” and “I hope they remake it even if it’s inconvenient.”

The route maps currently posted throughout Changwon show round-trip stops rather than one-way stops, so all stops where a bus passes are indicated.

Because a lot of information is displayed in a limited space, there were route maps where the stop names were almost touching each other.

Revised route map posted at the bus stop in front of Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

The city announced that from the day the reorganization plan is implemented, the old route maps will be removed and new route maps will be posted.

On the 10th, 12th, and 13th, about 250 route guidance assistants will be deployed at major bus stops.

A control room will be operated to provide route guidance and collect related suggestions, and information will also be provided through announcements on the website and the bus information system.

A representative from the New Transportation Promotion Team said, “Some routes have disappeared or changed significantly, and some routes have different stops when turning around, so in trying to explain these details, the maps were made somewhat densely. Although it is for notification purposes, we apologize for causing inconvenience.”

They added that a ‘finalized route map’ created after confirming stop names, adjusting dispatch intervals, and route lengths will be posted.

The official said, “The new route maps will start being posted at stops with many passengers from the 10th and will be posted at all stops within a short period. They will be one-way routes matching the bus travel direction as before, with the font size maximized and designed to be easy to see, minimizing inconvenience to citizens.”

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