More bike lanes, toxicity charge: Central Seoul area to restrict traffic volume by 30 percent by 2030
Social affairsAug 7, 2018
Traffic volume in central Seoul area -- which includes the famous shopping district of Myeong-dong and the picturesque Gyeongbokgung palace -- will be reduced by 30 percent by 2030, by restricting the number of road lanes to a maximum of four and introducing a "toxicity charge," the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. The goal is to reduce the area’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40 perce...