Participating towns and cities

TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan

Population:
2.650.000 inhabitants
Department:
Transportation
Contact:
Tzu Li Chang
6f,no.1,Shih Fu Road. Taipei, Taiwan, R.o.c.
110 Taipei
(++886) 227256850
Taipei already registered 12x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Taipei organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1. Public Transportation Week: from 16 September to 22 September, 2009.
2. Cycling Day: 19 September
3. Car-free Zone: 19 September, on a busiest street (Zhongxiao E. Rd.) in Taipei city.
4. A plant cultivation activity on 5 September to promote citizens leave their cars a day per week.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Taipei implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
A new intercity bus station was operated.

Car-free day Car-free day

Taipei carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.