Chang Gung Hospital, Nursing Care, and Senior Living operate a fleet of fare-free buses

Taipei to triple biking network, people switching from motor vehicles to bicycles

The Guardian: "Taipei has announced plans to more than triple the length of its network of segregated city centre bike lanes to 120 miles by 2019. In addition, there are 240 miles of shared use pavements, and 70 miles of riverside cycleways outside the city’s flood defence levees, which are hugely popular with leisure cyclists at weekends.

Combined with the implementation of on-street parking fees for cars and scooters, the approach seems to be working – a survey showed an estimated 31.2% of people riding YouBikes had switched from motorbikes and 4.4% from private cars."

柯P用價格手段消滅交通亂象，高招！

ETtoday 鍾文榮:

"柯市長這幾招會讓機車通勤族的實質通勤成本增加，透過降低大眾交通運輸費率的方式拉低兩個成本之間的差距，即使無法消滅交通亂象，雖不中，亦不遠矣。"

Do we really want this? 我們真的要這樣生活？

Try navigating that! A five-level overpass in Chongqing is quite an intricate piece of work. (Photos: photostock.china.com.cn) #TrendingToday

Posted by Trending in China on Monday, March 14, 2016

Government moves to bolster long-term care system

eiu.com : "On February 22nd a proposal to fund Taiwan's long-term care system partially through annual contributions directly from taxes and the regular annual government budget, with NT$30bn (US$940.1m) and NT$3bn respectively, was announced by the president-elect, Tsai Ing-wen."

Walking through 228 : 10 Facts About 228

Outreach for Taiwan: "The 228 Incident/Massacre, (二二八事件), is an event in Taiwan’s history that is not commonly known; the exact number of victims remain a mystery other than that tens of thousands suffered. What is known is that it was a conflict between the incoming ROC government and the inhabitants of Taiwan. Although many have heard of the bloody incident in recent years, it remains controversial. Here are 10 facts that you should know about 228:"

Taipei showing the world how to do bike-sharing

Star2.com: "A 2014 report by European Cyclists’ Federation on Taipei’s cycling achievement noted that cycling mode share (percentage of total trips done by bicycle) in Taipei is up 30%. It now stands at 5.5%, a figure yet to be matched by many European capital cities (in cycling utopias like Copenhagen and Amsterdam, however, bikes account for more than 50% of trips in the cities). The usage figure for YouBike matches the world’s best, and women make up 50% of the cycling population – a gauge of the city’s cycle-friendliness."