Sunchang-gun Expands Village Taxi Service... Enhancing Residents' Mobility Convenience

One of the key pledges of Choi Young-il, the former governor of Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk, is the expansion of village taxi routes, which is expected to improve the mobility convenience for local residents.

According to the county on the 3rd, village taxis are a transportation welfare system that allows residents to conveniently use taxis by paying only 1,000 won per person to travel from their village to the eup/myeon center, from the eup/myeon center, or to the respective village.

Sunchang-gun is expected to enhance the mobility convenience of local residents as the operation routes of village taxis are expanded.
[Photo by Sunchang-gun]

Since the inauguration of the 8th local government, the county has revised the ordinance to expand the support targets, selecting 13 additional villages, and is currently operating in a total of 51 villages.

This time, to improve the inconvenience where the village taxi routes in Jeokseong-myeon and Geumgwa-myeon were limited to traveling from the village to the myeon center, requiring residents to transfer to a bus at the myeon center to reach the eup, the route has been extended to allow direct travel to Sunchang-eup. This is expected to make it more convenient for residents to use the village taxi.

The county has decided to introduce village taxi user cards to enhance the convenience for residents using the village taxis and to ensure transparency through digitalization.

Currently, a pilot operation is underway targeting users in Gajam Village, and after addressing issues identified during the operation period, the cards will be distributed and operated in all villages with village taxi services starting from the 1st of next month.

Governor Choi Young-il said, “I hope that the expanded operation of village taxis will provide practical help to residents living in areas underserved by public transportation,” and added, “We will continue to strive to improve services to enhance user satisfaction and to provide mobility convenience to residents in public transportation vulnerable areas through further expansion of village taxis.”

Meanwhile, since 2015, the county has been operating village taxis in 51 villages across 8 eup and myeon, starting with a pilot operation in Yongam Village, Ingye-myeon, where buses do not operate or road conditions make bus operation difficult. The county is doing its best to alleviate transportation inconveniences and secure mobility rights for residents as part of transportation welfare.

Sunchang = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Young-kwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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