{"id":258349,"date":"2026-04-25T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/25\/is-flexible-work-the-key-to-solving-seouls-traffic-congestion-a-deep-dive-into-jeong-won-ohs-proposal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:03:17","slug":"is-flexible-work-the-key-to-solving-seouls-traffic-congestion-a-deep-dive-into-jeong-won-ohs-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/25\/is-flexible-work-the-key-to-solving-seouls-traffic-congestion-a-deep-dive-into-jeong-won-ohs-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Flexible Work the Key to Solving Seoul’s Traffic Congestion? A Deep Dive into Jeong Won-oh’s Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jung Won-o Proposes Expanding Flexible and Remote Work to Ease Traffic Congestion<\/p>\n

Ham In-kyung: If made a permanent policy, how would corporate productivity be guaranteed?<\/p>\n

Focusing on ‘managing’ traffic volume risks appearing like an effort to control citizens’ movements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The People Power Party sharply criticized Democratic Party mayoral candidate Jung Won-o\u2019s traffic proposal, accusing him of seeking to curtail citizens\u2019 mobility.<\/p>\n

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On April 24, People Power Party spokesperson Ham In-kyung said in a statement that Jung\u2019s suggestion to expand flexible and remote work to address congestion is closer to avoidance than to a substantive solution.<\/p>\n

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Ham said Jung responded to a question about traffic by saying, “we should reduce supply,” and cited the work-from-home experience during the COVID-19 pandemic to emphasize social efficiency. Ham characterized that response as piecemeal and said it ignores the fundamentals of transport policy.<\/p>\n

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He added that remote and flexible work during the pandemic were emergency, temporary measures. If such practices become permanent policy, Ham asked, how would Seoul\u2019s industrial structure, job creation, and corporate productivity be safeguarded?<\/p>\n

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Ham also criticized Jung\u2019s emphasis on “managing” traffic volume, arguing that not all occupations can shift to remote work and that an exclusive focus on managing traffic risks sounding like an attempt to control how citizens move.<\/p>\n

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He argued that traffic policy requires a comprehensive approach: removing bottlenecks, optimizing the road network, expanding public transit, and reforming transfer systems. “Citizens don\u2019t want a city that moves less; they want a city where they can move freely,” he said.<\/p>\n

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He further raised issues of fairness, saying it is inconsistent to require civil servants to come into the office to handle complaints while asking only private companies to expand flexible work. That approach leaves the public sector unchanged and shifts the burden onto the private sector, he argued.<\/p>\n

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“Seoul is not a laboratory,” he added, stressing that residents expect practical problem-solving, not politics that forces them to endure needless inconvenience.<\/p>\n

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