Inconvenient Truth : Depletion of Fossil Inconvenient Truth : Depletion of Fossil FuelFuel

Car-centered transport Car-centered transport systemsystem

Car

Ownership

Growth

Change a paradigm in Transportation Policies

People

Sharing

Environment

EcoMobility? EcoMobility Festival?

Pilot Neighborhood, Hanggung-dong

Statistics DataStatistics Data• Population : 4,300Population : 4,300• Households : 2,200Households : 2,200• Vehicles : 1,516Vehicles : 1,516• Area : 0.34kmArea : 0.34km22

• Feature : Typical Residential Feature : Typical Residential district district

Changwon EcoMobility World Congress in Oct. 2011『 Suwon was selected as a pilot city of EcoMobility Festival

MoU Signing Ceremony among ICLEI, UN-HABITAT & Suwon city in Jun. of 2012

Field Tour by Transport Experts for the infrastructure improvement of the pilot neighborhood

Street Planning Workshop with international experts in May of 2012

Infrastructure Improvement Construction from Mar. of 2013 to Aug. of 2013 in the neighborhood

Resident Protests against『 EcoMobility World Festival Suwon 2013 』

Launching EcoMobility Resident Promotion Committee in Feb. of 2013

Encouraging activities of EcoMobility Festival by e-SUPPORTERS

Persuading Residents standing against the Festival

Participation Campaign by Resident Promotion Committee

Established Pedestrian-oriented Village

Diverse Pre-experience Events for Residents & Citizens :

Car-Free Day(1st in Apr. & 2nd in Jul. of 2013)

Diverse Pre-experience Events for Residents & Citizens :

2nd Car-Free Day in Jul. of 2013

Diverse Pre-experience Events for Residents & Citizens :

Independence Day from Cars in Aug. of 2013

EcoMobility World Festival 2013 Suwon :EcoMobility Street Parade on Opening Day(Sept. 1)

EcoMobility World Festival 2013 Suwon :EcoMobility 2013 Suwon Congress Sep. 1 - Sept.

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EcoMobility World Festival 2013 Suwon :EcoMobility 2013 Suwon Congress Sep. 1 - Sept.

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Now you see what happened Now you see what happened to the neighborhood during to the neighborhood during the Festival!!the Festival!!

Neighborhood Residents Participation : Strong Support & Participation from Residents ♣ 97% of cars were moved out from the neighborhood during the whole month

Festival Participation Result : More than 1 million people visited the neighborhood during the Festival(Sept. of 2013)

Future of the World’s First EcoMobility Village in Suwon?

Future Plan : People-oriented Transport System

1. Introduction of Tram by 20171. Introduction of Tram by 2017

Introduction of Eco-friendly future transport system(Tram)

Baseball Stadium

Hwaseong

Suwon Station

Establishing Public Transport Exclusive districts

Conclusion : EcoMobility World Festival 2013 Suwon

1. Experimental Solution for Lots of Asian cities suffering from Population & Car Congestion issues

1. Experimental Solution for Lots of Asian cities suffering from Population & Car Congestion issues

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