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About KTDB

Major Usage of KTDB

Major Activities of KTDB Projects-Central Government(Establish National Intermodal Traffic Network Plan, Establish basic plans for publicroads, railways, distribution, and public transport ),Local Governments(Establish individual transport plans for local governments,Establish individual basic distribution plans for local governments),Businesses and Companies(Analyzing business demands related to transport,Analyzing the efficiency of distribution network),Public organizations,laboratories and academia(Develop transport policies,academic research,Investigate legitimacy, confirm transport demand)

Legal Application to Government Transport Plans

Use for various major plans, such as National Intermodal Traffic Network Plan, Mid-term Transport Infrastructure Investment Plan, Complex Transit Center Development Plan, and Intelligent Transport System Development Plan

Application to Demand Forecast of Individual Transport SOC Projects

Application to Feasibility Assessments of Government's Individual SOC

  • Based on Articles 17 and 18 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act
  • Comparison of Transport Infrastructure Investment Assessment System and Preliminary Feasibility System
  • Used in 235 feasibility assessment projects by 2010
Application to Feasibility Assessments of Government's Individual SOC
Classification Transport Infrastructure
Investment Assessment System		 Preliminary Feasibility System
Ministry Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Applicable Act National Transport System Efficiency Act National Finance Act
Purpose
  • Establishment of national transport policies (i.e. building efficient national transport system)
  • Efficient investment on transport infrastructure (i.e. adjusting investment priority)
 Financial operation (i.e. efficient budget planning)
Time of application
  • Establishing medium and long-term plans
  • Feasibility assessment stage
 Budget planning stage
Evaluation subjects Investment projects over 30 billion won Investment projects of over 50 billion won
Level of analysis Comprehensive and specialized in-depth analysis using transport planning models Preliminary legitimacy analysis
Transport demand analysis KTDB KTDB
Assessment methods
  • Single project: Focus on assessment of economic feasibility, also include policy feasibility
  • Multiple projects concerning transport : Comprehensive assessment of investment priorities
  • Economic feasibility, ripple effect on local economies, traffic network effect
  • Single project: Assessment of economic feasibility and policy feasibility (Analytic Hierarchy Process)
  • Multiple projects within and between means of transport: Not applicable
Rating agencies
  • Assessment agency
  • Organizations with experts(engineering companies, transport research agencies)
 Korea Development Institute

Application in Establishing Government Special Transport Measures

Special Transport Measures for Holidays, including New Year’s Day, Summer Vacation, and Thanksgiving (Chuseok)

Based on Articles 17 and 18 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act

Passenger Ratio by Departure Date and Time (Estimate)
2015 Thanksgiving Day Special Transport Measures
- Passenger Ratio by Departure Date and Time (Estimate)

Transport Measures during Big Events, such as Nuclear Security Summit or G-20 Summit

Developing transport measures with special investigation for the 2010 G-20 Summit and 2012 Nuclear Security Summit

Application to Transport Demand Management Policy

  • Monitoring the effects of 5-day and 2-day rotation system of vehicles
  • Monitoring changes in vehicle use demand according to fuel price changes
  • Monitoring changes in transport demands during special events and the Golden Week in May
  • Estimation of acceptable transport demands on the network
  • Unique causes and management of transport that exceeds the network capacity
  • Monitoring congestion levels (change of demand) according to policy changes, such as parking policy

Application to Government’s Trip Generation Charge Policy

Improving trip generation coefficient to enhance policy effectiveness according to 2014 revision of the trip generation unit share

  • Studying methods to assess trip generation factors using the results of the trip generation unit investigation
  • Improving research methods and calculation standards of trip generation, and promoting revision of trip generation coefficient
Comparison of Trip Generation Units of 5 Major Service Facilities (based on weekdays and weekends)
Comparison of Trip Generation Units of 5 Major Service Facilities (based on weekdays and weekends)

Application to Government's Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Transport Policies

Main indexes used: National and local greenhouse gas emissions, public transport distribution ratio of nation/cities/provinces/local governments, and transport records

Investigation of public transport use

Quarterly transport record and distribution ratio (including walking and riding bicycles) for the entire country and major cities

Relevant Legal Grounds

  • Guidelines for Assessment of City's Sustainability based on Article 3 of National Land Planning and Utilization Act
  • Sustainability assessment of local government’s transport and distribution systems based on Article 15 of Sustainable Transport and Distribution Act

Application to Government Public Transport Policy

Investigating interregional public transport service demands and supplies

  • Driving path and frequency by route and service type
  • Use of GIS Map Book
Analyzing the number of routes
Analyzing the number of routes
Analyzing the frequency of standard buses
Analyzing the frequency of standard buses