Suwon Selected as Top-Performing Agency in Gyeonggi Province Transportation Evaluation for Second Consecutive Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kang Han-seo] Suwon City has been selected as the top-performing agency in the 'Gyeonggi Province Excellent Transportation Policy Municipality Evaluation' for the second consecutive year following last year's selection.

Since 2007, Gyeonggi Province has been conducting annual 'Excellent Transportation Municipality Evaluations' to discover and disseminate outstanding transportation policies and provide high-quality transportation services.

Municipalities and counties are evaluated based on last year's performance, divided into four groups (A-D) according to population size. The evaluation covers five areas: ▲General Transportation ▲Transportation Safety ▲Taxi Administration ▲Public Transportation ▲Transportation Information.

Suwon City, which belongs to Group A, received high marks in the transportation safety sector for operating the 'Transportation Vulnerable Population Mobility Convenience Facilities Technology Support Center' and 'Children's Traffic Park,' and introducing low-floor buses.

The 'Suwon Transportation Vulnerable Population Mobility Convenience Facilities Technology Support Center' (893 Gyeongsu-daero, Jangan-gu, Room 183, Suwon Sports Complex), which opened in November 2017, implements projects to improve pedestrian environments for transportation-vulnerable groups including people with disabilities, seniors, pregnant women, and children.

It provides information on transportation vulnerable population mobility convenience facilities and offers technical support. It reviews design documents and conducts on-site inspections in accordance with the design standards specified in Article 10 of the 'Transportation Vulnerable Population Mobility Convenience Act.'

The 'Suwon Children's Traffic Park' (1570 Deokyeong-daero, Youngtong-dong, Youngtong-gu) provides transportation safety theory and practical training education for children aged 5 and above. The facility is equipped with roads, sidewalks, traffic lights, traffic signs, and crosswalks. Last year, approximately 20,000 children visited the educational facility to learn traffic safety practices.

Additionally, the city deployed 14 low-floor buses last year to facilitate public transportation access for transportation-vulnerable populations.

A city official said, "Going forward, we will continue to provide high-quality transportation services and establish a 'people-centered transportation system.'"