Free buses break record in Taiwan

Taiwan News : "Taipei, April 6 (CNA) Free buses for people heading to clean up ancestral graves in Taipei for Tomb Sweeping Day carried a record high number of 775,843 passengers this year, according to bus operators. The buses, a measure meant to alleviate traffic as people flocked to public cemeteries, made 16,476 trips on March 22-23 and 29-30 and the three-day Tomb Sweeping Day weekend April 4-6."

Japan cherry blossoms arriving earlier. #climate

Cherry blossom time. Worth considering long term context.

Source: https://t.co/LBAWd6ZCG6 #FlowerReport pic.twitter.com/HoWWQDD20y

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「106年清明節掃墓期間」交通管制疏導措施

臺北市政府行動版 ─ : "「106年清明節掃墓期間」交通管制疏導措施
臺北市殯葬管理處及公共運輸處於106年3月18、19、25、26日及4月1、2、3、4日等8天，於「富德公墓」、「南港軍人公墓」及「陽明山第一公墓」等墓區，規劃5線免費掃墓公車供民眾搭乘。"

Kaohsiung lays on free bus rides for kids

The China Post: "KAOHSIUNG -- To celebrate this year's Children's Day on April 4, the

operator of the double-decker |

tour bus in Kaohsiung City announced Saturday that it will

offer children under 12 years

of age free rides on weekdays

for the entire month of April.

Kaohsiung Bus Group currently has two double-deck buses

running around the city to

introduce its attractions."

Taiwan people love free buses!

Taipei Times: "Traffic near the Yuanshan Bus Station (圓山轉運站) in Taipei was severely disrupted yesterday morning when thousands of people tried to get free tickets for a bus trip to Yilan County.
The special offer was provided by freeway operator Kuo Kuang Motor Transport (國光客運), which was scheduled to launch three new bus routes via Freeway No. 5 to Yilan, Toucheng (頭城) and Nanfangao (南方澳) in Yilan County yesterday. To attract customers for the new bus routes, the bus company allowed people to board the bus free of charge for three days, from yesterday until tomorrow."

仿照YouBike 北市公共電動機車租借上路 - 中時電子報

仿照YouBike 北市公共電動機車租借上路 - 中時電子報: "台灣機車族多，台北市繼YouBike公共自行車服務後，再推公共電動機車租借服務We Mo，民眾下載APP就可以在路上隨機租車，今天起在台北市3大行政區提供200台供民眾搶先試用，而價錢方面，前10分鐘收費25塊，但目前只限安卓系統的手機能使用，蘋果手機用戶要等11月底租借系統才會上線。"

Taiwan to start building home-grown light rail

focustaiwan : "Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) The goal of the project for a light rail system serving New Taipei's Tamsui District is to upgrade Taiwan's rail industry by building trains locally for the new rail system, the city's Department of Rapid Transit Systems said Tuesday."

Taiwan is already known for it's bike-sharing success and good bus service with many low-price and free buses. Now it will take another step toward energy independence by making its own light rail trains. Along with its falling birth rate, this will make Taiwan a world leader in ending energy waste and achieving gentle degrowth.