Ministry of Interior and Safety Holds Regional Briefings on Comprehensive Bicycle Activation Plan

The Ministry of Interior and Safety announced a comprehensive bicycle activation plan on the 17th, and beginning with the Seoul Metropolitan Area on the 25th, will hold regional briefings to establish a cooperation system between the central government and local governments for bicycle activation.

According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, a briefing on the comprehensive bicycle activation plan will be held at the Bucheon City Hall conference room on the 25th, targeting bicycle-related civil servants from local governments in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province).

The briefing will provide guidance and explanations on the "Whole-of-Government Comprehensive Bicycle Activation Plan" containing 24 policy tasks across 3 sectors, which was prepared by the Ministry's "Bicycle Activation Promotion Planning Unit" and announced on the 17th.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety plans to present the government's policy direction through regional briefings and establish a mutual cooperation relationship between the central government and local governments to ensure the smooth implementation of the comprehensive plan.

An official from the Ministry of Interior and Safety stated, "The policy tasks announced on the 17th will be promoted as detailed implementation tasks by each relevant department through 2012, and we will make efforts to ensure that bicycle activation systems are established in coordination with local governments."

The comprehensive bicycle activation plan briefings are scheduled to be held starting with the Seoul Metropolitan Area on the 25th, followed by the Chungcheong Region (Daejeon) on the 26th, the Honam Region (Gwangju) on December 2nd, and the Yeongnam Region (Daegu) on the 3rd.

Meanwhile, the government announced a comprehensive bicycle activation plan on the 17th containing 24 detailed implementation tasks across 3 sectors: ▲revision of laws and regulations ▲bicycle-related infrastructure ▲strengthening education and public awareness for bicycle usage activation.