Pocheon City Selects 6 Additional Villages for Ddobok Love Taxi Service

Pocheon City held a Transportation Disadvantaged Persons Mobility Convenience Promotion Committee meeting in the city government conference room on the 19th, appointing 2 new committee members and deciding on the additional selection of Ddobok Love Taxi operating areas and operational plans.

The committee, attended by 10 members including Mayor Min Cheon-sik as committee chair, reviewed additional applications from villages for the Ddobok Love Taxi currently operating in 6 existing villages and adjusted operational plans in accordance with ordinance amendments.

Currently, the city has been operating Ddobok Love Taxi in 6 villages including Goil 1-ri in Shinbuk-myeon since March 2015. Over the past year, the service operated over 2,600 times and served approximately 5,500 citizens. Among 11 villages that applied, including Jangam 3-ri in Idong-myeon, 6 additional villages including Galwol 1-ri in Shinbuk-myeon were selected in this review.

Meanwhile, the city plans to visit the 12 Ddobok Love Taxi operating villages, including the 6 newly selected villages, to promote the updated operational plans through meetings with village heads and taxi company officials, and will begin operating Ddobok Love Taxi in all 12 villages starting February 1st.