Pocheon City Selects 6 Additional Villages for Ttabok Sarang Taxi Service

Pocheon City held a Transportation Vulnerable Groups Mobility Enhancement Committee meeting in the City Council Chamber on the 19th, newly appointed 2 committee members, and decided on additional areas for Ttabok Sarang Taxi service expansion and operational methods.

The committee meeting, attended by 10 members including Acting Mayor Min Cheon-sik as committee chair, reviewed and deliberated on additional applications for the Ttabok Sarang Taxi service that has been operating in 6 villages, and adjusted operational methods in accordance with the revised ordinance.

Currently, the city has been operating the Ttabok Sarang Taxi service in 6 villages including Goil 1-ri in Shinbuk-myeon since March 2015. Over the past year, the service operated approximately 2,600 times and was used by approximately 5,500 residents. Among 11 villages that applied, including Jangam 3-ri in Idong-myeon, 6 villages including Galwol 1-ri in Shinbuk-myeon were selected for the service expansion following the deliberation.

Meanwhile, the city plans to visit the 12 villages in the Ttabok Sarang Taxi service areas, including the 6 newly selected villages, and hold meetings with village chiefs and taxi company officials to promote information about the changed operational methods. The service in all 12 villages is scheduled to commence on February 1st.