KOTI - Korea Transport institute

Editor and Authors • 4 List of Tables • 12 List of Figures • 13 Preface • 16 Chapter 1. Introduction Section 1. The Value of Walking Seen in a New Point of View • 20 Section 2. From the Birth of Pedestrian Rights to the World’s First Pedestrian Laws: Best Practices for Pedestrian Rights in Korea • 24 Section 3. Effects of Best Practices on Improving Pedestrian Amenities • 27 Section 4. The Scope of the Book • 36 Chapter 2. The History of Pedestrian Rights Expansion in Korea Section 1. The Formative Stage of Pedestrian Rights (Early 1990s) • 41 Section 2. Expansion of Pedestrian Rights (Late 1990s – Mid-2000s) • 46 Section 3. The Mature Stage of Pedestrians’ Rights (Later Half of the 2000s) • 51 Section 4. Policy Achievements and Future Directions • 56 Chapter 3. Korea’s Second-Rate Pedestrian Environment and Campaigning by Civic Movements Section 1. Seoul, an “Unwalkable” City • 60 Section 2. Pedestrians as Victims of Fatal Traffic Accidents • 71 Section 3. Campaigns for Pedestrian Rights and Seoul’s Enactment of a Pedestrian Ordinance • 77 Section 4. Public Demand Changes a City and Restores Crosswalks in Gwanghwamun • 87 Section 5. Improvement of the Pedestrian Environment and Significance of Civic Movements • 97 Chapter 4. Enactment of the Pedestrian Ordinance and Twenty-Year History of Walkable Seoul Section 1. Overview of the Pedestrian Ordinance Enactment • 102 Section 2. Overview of the Pedestrian Ordinance • 105 Section 3. Impact of the Pedestrian Ordinance • 111 Section 4. The 20-Year History of Creating Walkable Seoul • 113 Section 5. 20-Year History of the Walkable Seoul Project: Its Accomplishments and Future Tasks • 124 Chapter 5. Enactment Process and Contents of Pedestrian Safety and Convenience Enhancement Act Section 1. Achievements of the Enactment of the Pedestrian Safety and Convenience Enhancement Act • 130 Section 2. Summary and Basic Contents of the Pedestrian Act • 133 Section 3. Formulation of Master Plans to Enhance Pedestrian Environment • 136 Section 4. Pedestrian Environment Improvement Zone Project • 140 Section 5. Pedestrian-Only Paths • 145 Section 6. Other Efforts to Secure Pedestrian Rights of Walking • 148 Chapter 6. Best-Practice Cases of Improving the Pedestrian Environment Section 1. Pedestrian Priority Zone Project • 155 Section 2. Construction Project for Car-Free Streets and Pedestrian-Friendly Green Streets • 161 Section 3. Transit Mall Construction Project • 170 Section 4. Green Parking Project • 175 Section 5. Pedestrian Environment Improvement Construction Projects • 181 Chapter 7. From Right to Culture Section 1. Jeju Island Olle Trail, Creation of a New Culture of Slow • 188 Section 2. Nationwide Hiking Trail Development Boom • 195 Section 3. Safer and More Convenient City for Pedestrians • 200