Daejeon City Expands Special Transportation Services to Improve Mobility Convenience for Transportation-Disadvantaged Groups

Daejeon City is taking steps to improve the mobility convenience of local transportation-vulnerable groups by expanding special transportation services.

On the 9th, Daejeon City announced that it will establish and implement a plan this year to enhance mobility convenience for transportation-vulnerable groups.

This year, 18 projects across 3 sectors will be promoted to improve mobility convenience for transportation-vulnerable groups. Daejeon City plans to significantly expand transportation means for these groups by introducing 29 special transportation vehicles (20 new and 9 replacements) and 164 low-floor buses (46 new and 118 replacements).

Additionally, through the bus stop improvement project, 38 covered bus shelters will be newly installed, and LED lighting will be installed at 200 covered bus shelters.

Through the subway station improvement project, old escalators in subway stations will be replaced, and worn-out seats in subway cars will have their fabric replaced.

The pedestrian environment improvement project will focus on minimizing physical obstacles by improving child and elderly protection zones, installing audible signals for the visually impaired, and installing focused lighting at crosswalks.

As of the end of last year, the number of transportation-vulnerable individuals in the Daejeon area was 460,835, accounting for 31.9% of the total local population. Compared to 2022, the number of transportation-vulnerable individuals increased by 4,709 last year.

The proportion by type of transportation-vulnerable groups is as follows: ▲ elderly 53.1% ▲ children 29.8% ▲ disabled 15.5% ▲ pregnant women 1.6%.

Park Dohyun, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau of Daejeon City, said, “We will increase transportation means such as special transportation vehicles so that transportation-vulnerable groups including the disabled, elderly, and pregnant women can move conveniently, and we will strive to create a transportation environment free of physical and psychological obstacles.”

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