For those of you who are familiar with the roads around Gangnam station (green line 2); you may know or have experienced the heavy traffic on the two main roads intersecting this major subway station and popular hangout for many Koreans. The two main roads are : Gangnamdaero and Teheranro. Teheranro leads towards COEX mall and Jamsil stadium and in both directions, is very often jam-packed full of vehicles (especially around 9 AM and 5 PM.)
One day this year, the Seoul metropolitan transportation system offered relief from this usual mayhem. From Yeoksam station to Samsung station, Teheranro was closed off to all vehicles except for buses, taxis and motorcycles. It was definitely a sight to be seen as pedestrians roamed freely on the usually traffic jammed boulevard. Vendors and different organizations set up booths and were selling food and coffees and there were various activies to participate in on this day.
Furtheremore, buses passing by Teheranro offered free fare from 7 AM to 6 PM. I'm not sure if other major roads in Seoul do this, but it was definitely a sight for sore eyes and made the commute to work much quicker and efficient!
One day this year, the Seoul metropolitan transportation system offered relief from this usual mayhem. From Yeoksam station to Samsung station, Teheranro was closed off to all vehicles except for buses, taxis and motorcycles. It was definitely a sight to be seen as pedestrians roamed freely on the usually traffic jammed boulevard. Vendors and different organizations set up booths and were selling food and coffees and there were various activies to participate in on this day.
Furtheremore, buses passing by Teheranro offered free fare from 7 AM to 6 PM. I'm not sure if other major roads in Seoul do this, but it was definitely a sight for sore eyes and made the commute to work much quicker and efficient!
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