By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNAA 30-year-old woman and her one-year-old son were killed late on Tuesday when a bus making a left turn crashed into them as they crossed an intersection in Taichung’s North District （北區）, city authorities said, as the central government detailed measures to address pedestrian safety.
The number of public bicycle rental stations in Taichung surpassed 1,000 much earlier than planned, the Taichung City Government said on Tuesday.
Promoting bicycle rental is part of Taichung’s “i-doors” transportation policy, which integrates the city’s public transportation services, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said.
After introducing the iBike system in 2014, Taichung in 2020 made the plan to increase the number of rental stations from 329 to 1,000 within three years, but reached the goal much earlier, as the system continues to enjoy great public demand, Lu said.
Since its inception, the city has shifted its focus from iBike 1.0 technology to
Taichung, March 29 (CNA) The number of public bicycle rental stations in Taichung, central Taiwan, has surpassed 1,000 much earlier than planned, the city government announced Tuesday.
A self-government ordinance proposed by the Taichung Transportation Bureau to regulate shared transportation services was yesterday passed at a municipal administrative meeting.
The draft is to be sent to the city council for review.
Shared transportation is gaining in popularity in Taipei and New Taipei City, both of which have introduced self-government ordinances in response to problems caused by such services.
Problems such as illegally parked oBikes, which were stationless and no longer exist, and parking spaces occupied by shared motorbikes and cars prompted the two governments to implement the ordinances in 2018 and last year respectively.
The Taichung City Government is preparing in
Taichung MRT lines complete review
Staff writer, with CNA
Early stage reviews of two additional lines of the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) railway have been completed, even as the service on the only completed line, the Green Line, remains suspended, Taichung officials said on Thursday.
The Taichung Transportation Bureau called on the public to be patient while safety issues discovered shortly after passenger service on the line started in November last year are solved.
The Green Line connects Taichung High Speed Rail Station and two Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) stations, as well as Taichung City Hall.
A train of the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit system Green Line is pictured at a station on Feb. 3.