"Creating a Metro Accessible for All"... Busan Transportation Corporation Holds Special Lecture on Universal Design

Professor Lee Haegu of Kyungsung University Invited for Staff Training on Design Innovation
Full-Scale Implementation of Design Management to Begin Next Year

Busan Transportation Corporation (President Lee Byungjin) held a special lecture on universal design for all employees on December 2 in the main conference room on the 8th floor of its headquarters, inviting Professor Lee Haegu, Director of the Universal Design Center at Kyungsung University, to demonstrate its commitment to public design innovation.

This special lecture was organized as part of the Design Center’s initiative to create a metro environment accessible to everyone.

Busan Transportation Corporation is conducting a special lecture on universal design. Provided by Busan Transportation Corporation

The lecture focused on strengthening design thinking to enable the application of universal design across all aspects of metro operations. Professor Lee Haegu emphasized, "Universal design is not about consideration, but about a fundamental right guaranteed to everyone," adding, "As a multi-use facility, the metro must ensure both safety and convenience equally."

Since its establishment in 2023, the Busan Transportation Corporation Design Center has enhanced the consistency of public design and user convenience through a variety of activities, including the development of transfer guidance system designs, operation of a citizen participation design group, operation of a design review committee, and the production of corporation merchandise.

This year, the center has elevated the standard of metro design through interdepartmental collaboration, such as selecting the design rendering for new Line 2 trains, designing escalator two-line standing systems, and reviewing design guidelines for destination indicators.

Starting next year, the corporation plans to fully implement design innovation across all areas, including space, information, and assets (IP). The three main goals are: creating user experience-based welcoming spaces, establishing an intuitive information environment, and promoting emotion-driven branding based on design, all aimed at enhancing the quality of metro services.

Lee Byungjin, President of Busan Transportation Corporation, stated, "As Busan has been designated the World Design Capital for 2028, we will also strengthen our design competitiveness. From the early stages of each project, we will prioritize aesthetics and quality of life for users as core values, and elevate the dignity of the metro through design management."

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