Conference Transcript
Break out session: Smart Transportation in Seoul
San Francisco, Day 1 February 20th 2008
Each panelist’s contribution is summarised below, along with a synopsis of the Q&A
session that followed
Dr Joon Byeong Yoon, Director-General Transportation – Seoul Metropolitan
Government (moderator)
• Three elements of successful transport reform are comprehensive planning, leadership,
and citizen participation.
• Seoul is taking direct measures such as refitting the public bus fleet with compressed
natural gas. It is also seeking to have an impact on efficiency, productivity and cost
reduction of operations arising from fewer staff, lower maintenance costs and so on.
• Seoul is investigating the impact of traffic demand management policies, comparing its