Citizens of Incheon identified the public transportation fare support programs, 'Incheon I-Pass' and 'Metropolitan I-Pass,' as the top policies of the 8th term municipal government.
Incheon City announced on the 28th that these results came from a citizen survey conducted from the 5th to the 19th via the city’s website and blog, targeting 10 major projects.
The survey, which involved 12,996 citizens (62% in their 30s and 40s), was conducted by rating each project on a 5-point scale, with Incheon I-Pass and Metropolitan I-Pass receiving the highest score of 4.38.
The Incheon I-Pass is a system that offers a 20% discount on public transportation fares without usage limits (30% for youth and 53% for low-income groups), and the Metropolitan I-Pass, set to be introduced in August, is a commuter pass for the Incheon?Seoul metropolitan bus route.
Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok is boarding the subway at Incheon Terminal Station using the 'Incheon I-Pass'. 2024.5.1 [Photo by Incheon City]
Besides these projects, ▲'Incheon-origin KTX targeted to open in 2025 and GTX-B construction started this March' (4.34 points) ▲'Surpassing 3 million registered residents, achieving a 100 trillion won economy, establishing itself as South Korea’s second-largest economic city' (4.19 points) also received high scores.
Other projects that resonated with citizens included ▲'Restoration of Incheon’s five major rivers into natural ecological life-giving rivers' (4.14 points) ▲'Full-scale investment attraction toward making Incheon a global top ten city' (4.04 points) ▲'Incheon-style birth policy, 100 million plus i dream' (4.02 points).
The survey results showed that citizens gave high scores to all 10 major projects in Incheon, particularly favoring transportation and environmental policies.
Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of Incheon stated, "We will strive to develop citizen-centered policies so that Incheon can leap beyond South Korea to become a happy global top ten city."
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