"Let's Start with the Coastal Marathon"... First Meeting Between Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo and Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-uk

Improving Public Transportation, Expanding Cooperation in Transportation and Culture

Busan-Ulsan Joint Coastal Marathon Discussed

Busan and Ulsan have begun efforts to identify cooperative projects that citizens can tangibly experience. The new leaders of both cities are taking the first steps toward mutual growth in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (BUK) region by expanding collaboration in transportation and culture.

On July 2, Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo and Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-uk met at Busan City Hall to discuss cooperation initiatives that citizens can directly feel, such as improving public transportation and jointly hosting a coastal marathon.

Mayor Jeon and Mayor Kim agreed in the afternoon to strengthen cooperation, with a particular focus on the transportation and cultural sectors, so that citizens can directly benefit.

On the 2nd, at Busan City Hall, Jeon Jae-soo, Mayor of Busan (right), and Kim Sang-wook, Mayor of Ulsan, met and stood in front of the camera after discussing cooperation between the two cities.

The two mayors shared the view that, since Busan and Ulsan form a shared living area, cooperation to enhance residents’ mobility is essential. Accordingly, Busan, Ulsan, and related departments—including Yangsan City—will conduct working-level consultations to discuss ways to improve public transportation.

In the cultural sector, the two cities also discussed cooperative measures that leverage their shared coastal resources. One of the proposals was to jointly host a coastal marathon utilizing the shoreline that stretches from Gijang County in Busan to Naseori, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju County in Ulsan.

Based on the discussions held on this day, the two cities plan to soon hold working-level consultations to develop specific cooperative projects.

Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo emphasized, “Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam must create a new axis of growth to compete with the Seoul metropolitan area,” and added, “We will actively identify joint projects and continue regular consultations to develop the BUK region as a single economic zone.”

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