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EyeofTheArgus
GreenShouldNotbe
OnlyaColor
By KimMin-ji
PlanningDirector
T
he dynamic of becoming green is major interest today around the world. In Korea, the President Lee Myung-bak
administrationhasmadeamajorpolicyinnovationthatgoinggreencanbeanimportantopportunityforKoreatoget
ahead.Theplanhasrecentlybeenconcreteandactive;articlesonenvironmentalpolicyhavebeenreportedeveryday
andevensomeshoppingmallshaveadvertisedthegreencampaignwithashoppingbasket.Itisquitedesirableandtheideaof
greenisswimmingwiththeglobalcurrent.ThegovernmenthasparticularlyfocusedonmakingKoreaabike-friendlycountryby
settingupmorebicycle-onlyroadsinlinewiththegreengrowth.
Thegovernmenthasannouncedthecreationofanationwidebikepathaspartofthe“GreenNewDeal”by2020asbicyclesare
considered as important driving forces of going green. About a 3,000 kilometer bike trail will be built along the nation’s
coastlinesconnectedtothemasterplanforthe“Four-RiverRestorationProject.”Intheplanisexpectedthatthenewlybuiltbike
laneswillhelpeachregionattracttouristsandaffectjobcreation.
Itisokaytomakeuseofbicyclesaseco-friendlytransportationforthepolicyofgoinggreen.Thereseems,however,thatthe
policymakersdonotunderstandthepracticaluseofbicycles.Bikesareusednottotravelacrossthecountrybuttocommuteshort
distances.Itistotallyforpolicyadvertisementthatmakesthepeopleridebicyclesbybuildingbicyclelanesalloverthecountry
without considering practical use and the users. Creating a nationwide bike path in the provinces will not be used frequently,
exceptbytravelers.Instead,makinggooduseofbikesforenvironmentalpurposes,itismoreefficienttobuildbike-onlyroadsfor
peoplewhocommute,usuallyinthecities.Itneedstoexpandbikelanesindowntownareassothatbicyclescouldbecomeade
factocommutermeansindailylives.Infact,mostofthebikelanesinurbanareasarebuiltonsidewalks,makingitverydifficult
tobiketowork.Besides,therateofbuildingbike-onlyroadsisslow.Thegovernment’scommentaboutthis,thatbuildingthem
inabigcitycostsalotofmoneyandcausestrafficproblems,doesnotmakesense.
Alongwiththegovernment’sactiveperformance,severallocalgovernmentsarestrugglingtoplantobuildbike-onlyroads.
The local authorities make it mandatory to build the facilities, and have plans to increase the rate of people riding bicyclesas
transportation.Nevertheless,somepoliciesarenotbasedonanyessentialreasonsforpeoplenotridingbikesintheirlives.Asa
matteroffact,thenationalgovernment,aswellaslocalgovernments,havehadplanstoencouragepeopletoridebikesforalong
time.Thereasonwhytheplanshavenotbeenputintoeffectuntilnowisthatnoonewouldanalyzewhatthebikeridersreally
need, and the same mistakes keep being repeated still. The government announced a few days ago that apartment complexes
shouldconstructbikesafekeepingequipment.Theyfeelthattheseanti-theftdeviceswillhelptheuseofbikesincreaseinline
withthebike-ridingcampaigninthegreengrowthpolicy.Inreality,theroadsconditionthatfavorautomobilescausespeopleto
hesitateridingbikesonthenations’roadssafely.Whatmattersisnotmakingparkinglotsforbikesbutrefurbishingtheroadswe
haveforsaferbikeriding.
Anotherpointthegovernmenthasmissedisthatthepolicyonbuildingbikeroadsacrossthecountrydoesnotrestonthepublic
opinion. The government thinks that it is more effective to get the people to take part in its policy after practicing it without
hearing people’s opinions. The policy should not be the decision of a small group. Policymakers need to discuss the policy
thoroughly with a lot of people and investigate all things that may happen from the people’s point of view. Then they can
completetheirplansonthebasisofworkingwiththepeople.Theirdirectionandorder,though,isreversenow.
Thegreenpolicyislinkedtotheenvironmentaswellasbeingaglobaltrend.Itshouldnotbeapoliticalevent.Itneednotbe
taken advantage of as a temporary campaign or performance, and it needs to be used to build accessible transportation
substantiallyinourdailylivesfromanenvironmentalaspect.Itistimetothinkoverhowtoridebikesmoresafelyandfrequently
inbigcities,nottobuildsomethingvisibleforpolicyadvertisement.ThegovernmentfortunatelyhasnotyetcrossedtheRubicon
awayfromenvironmentalism,fortunately,andthereisstillenoughtimetoconsidermattersongreenpolicycarefully.
kmj07@hufs.ac.kr
www.theargus.org

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