Paju-si Selected as 'Top Institution' in Sustainable Transportation City Evaluation

by Lee jonggu

Published 19 Dec.2024 16:19(KST)

Mayor Kim Gyeong-il: "We will strive to provide better transportation welfare for citizens"

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 19th that it has been selected as the "Best" institution in the "2024 Sustainable Transportation City Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Attendees are taking a commemorative photo after Paju City was selected as the 'Best' institution in the '2024 Sustainable Transportation City Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Provided by Paju City

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been conducting evaluations since 2010 on 73 cities with populations over 100,000 each year, in accordance with Article 15 of the "Sustainable Transport and Logistics Development Act." The evaluation assesses the current status and policies related to transportation in the environmental, social, and economic sectors and shares best policy practices among local governments.

In this evaluation, Paju City was recognized for efforts such as ▲forming a traffic safety council and expanding smart crosswalk systems as part of traffic safety and mobility rights policies ▲fully implementing a quasi-public village bus system to strengthen public transportation ▲promoting bicycle and pedestrian activities through bicycle insurance and creating a pedestrian environment in the DMZ ▲and greenhouse gas reduction efforts including the Carbon Neutral Living Practice Challenge and establishing the Paju Bongseo hydrogen charging station. As a result, Paju improved from 5th place in 2023 to being selected as the "Best Institution" in 2024.

Paju City is promoting various transportation policies that satisfy citizens, including expanding the metropolitan transportation railway network with the scheduled year-end opening of the Seoul Metropolitan Area Express Train (GTX)-A line, the ongoing West Sea Line extension project to Paju, planned subway Line 3 (Ilsan Line) and Tongillo Line, and the GTX-H line. Additionally, the city operates the Cheonwon Taxi service and rural demand-responsive transport (DRT) buses.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju City said, "This result is a valuable achievement made together with citizens who actively cooperated with Paju City's transportation policies," and added, "We will not be satisfied with the present but will strive to develop new policies and promote sustainable transportation policies to provide better transportation welfare to our citizens."