Suwon selected as top city in transportation field by Gyeonggi Province

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim A-hyun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that following an evaluation of transportation work in cities and counties throughout the province from January to December last year, Suwon, Uijeongbu, Yangju, and Dongducheon were selected as the highest-ranking cities. Bucheon, Siheung, Gunpo, and Yangpyeong were each selected as outstanding cities and counties.

The 'Outstanding Cities and Counties in Transportation Evaluation' is a system implemented by Gyeonggi Province since 2007 to promote sound development of transportation policy through friendly competition among cities and counties, and to discover and disseminate outstanding policies to provide high-quality transportation services.

Notably, since 2016, the province has divided evaluations into four groups by population scale—A (600,000 or more), B (300,000 to less than 600,000), C (160,000 to less than 300,000), and D (less than 160,000)—to ensure objectivity and fairness in selecting outstanding cities and counties.

The evaluation was conducted with the period from January 1 to December 31, 2018 as the benchmark, comprehensively reviewing 26 indicators across 17 items in five policy areas: transportation administration, transportation safety, taxi administration, public transportation services, and transportation information administration.

Examining the evaluation results by group: ▲In Group A, Suwon was selected as highest-ranking and Bucheon as outstanding ▲In Group B, Uijeongbu was selected as highest-ranking and Siheung as outstanding ▲In Group C, Yangju was selected as highest-ranking and Gunpo as outstanding ▲In Group D, Dongducheon was selected as highest-ranking and Yangpyeong as outstanding cities and counties.

Among these, Suwon's rigorous policies in the transportation safety field including 'mobility convenience for the underprivileged' made a significant contribution to receiving the highest-ranking evaluation, while Uijeongbu's solid measures in the public transportation field including 'appropriateness of bus operations' greatly contributed to its selection. Yangju and Dongducheon achieved good scores in the general transportation field including 'compliance with car-free days and transportation worker education.'

Additionally, Bucheon's 'low-floor bus introduction plan' and Siheung's 'accident-prone area improvement project' received favorable reviews as projects for citizen convenience and safety enhancement.

Furthermore, Gunpo's 'smart parking information system operation utilizing IoT technology' and Yangpyeong's 'Gyeonggi Welfare Taxi' were evaluated as outstanding in policy project implementation.

Meanwhile, the province plans to present commendations to agencies and civil servants selected as outstanding cities and counties this year in June.

Park Tae-hwan, director of the Transportation Policy Division, stated, "Going forward, by discovering and reflecting objective review standards and indicators that citizens can feel firsthand, we will strive to improve the quality of transportation services" and added, "Through organic cooperation between Gyeonggi Province and cities and counties, we will do our utmost in promoting transportation policies for our citizens."