Zhong Mingshi, Director of Transportation of New Taipei City, said that public transportation is the way of urban development in New Taipei City.

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[Reporter Lin Xinhan/New Taipei Report] Lin Jialong, a candidate for mayor of New Taipei City of the Democratic Progressive Party, announced today the flagship plan for green transportation, offering "500 Green Transportation Points", "Capital Traffic Monthly Pass", and "Expanded Use of Respect Cards for the Elderly" It also pointed out that the traffic accident in New Taipei City has increased by 25% in the four years since Hou Youyi, the mayor of New Taipei City, and the traffic safety in New Taipei City is "getting worse and worse." In this regard, Zhong Mingshi, Director of Transportation of New Taipei City, retorted that public transportation is the way of urban development in New Taipei City. He also said that when Lin Jialong was the mayor of Taichung, he did nothing in public transportation and was simply a "public transportation destroyer".

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Zhong Mingshi pointed out that the eight major operation centers that "MR.B&B" shouted awkwardly in those days also became lofts in the sky, and the Taichung MRT Green Line rushed to work in order to catch up with the schedule, and even caused an industrial safety accident that immediately dumped the pot after heavy casualties. "Mayor Lin Qian, do you want to bring cold rice from Taichung's 'MR.B&B' to New Taipei for heating?"

Zhong Mingshi said that New Taipei City uses MRT and light rail as the backbone of mass transportation. It is estimated that the total length of the construction of the third ring and sixth line of MRT in New Taipei City will reach 139 kilometers in 2030, supplemented by urban buses, express buses, and Leapfrog buses. , inter-district trunk bus, new bus, rehabilitation bus, public bicycle system, establish a fast, safe and convenient public transportation network, so that the public transportation utilization rate in New Taipei City can reach 40% of the medium-term promotion target.

In addition, New Taipei City uses the concept of smart transportation cloud and combines the latest 5G transmission and communication technology to build a municipal dashboard and a traffic situation room. In 2026, a New Taipei Smart Transportation Center will be established in the second administrative building of the city government to integrate public transportation and sharing. Information on automobiles, locomotives, smart driving electric buses, and smart parking can instantly grasp the ever-changing traffic conditions, make decisions quickly, and reduce the impact of incidents.

The Bureau of Transportation stated that the city government will set up the New Taipei City Climate Change and Energy Countermeasures Executive Committee in 2020, and set up a smart transportation group to promote green energy and shared transportation, including 1,586 public bicycle rental stations in New Taipei City, and the number of riders exceeded 2. It has also coached 4 shared car and locomotive companies to enter the New Taipei market. It has accumulated 1.2 million members, and 19,310 cars and locomotives have been put into operation. It has successfully guided the industry to build 350 electric scooter swap stations, ranking first in the country in terms of quantity and service. In addition, in line with the Executive Yuan's plan to fully electrify urban buses in 2030, New Taipei City has deployed ahead of schedule to initiate the construction of the regional electric bus terminal, fully promoting the 2030 carbon reduction target of 160,000 metric tons, equivalent to 2,200 Daan Forest Park (13 million trees). ) to reduce carbon emissions.

Zhong Mingshi said that New Taipei Mass Transit has opened a total of 358 bus routes, which is the county and city with the largest number of bus routes in the country. The number of bus traffic has grown rapidly, and the number of passengers has reached nearly 300 million per year. The Leapfrog bus app is the first in the country to allow the public to customize the bus route and reserve seats, and the public satisfaction is as high as 87.4%.

In order to encourage people to use public transportation, New Taipei City subsidizes the public with 2.6 billion yuan every year; after the implementation of the 1280 commuter bus and MRT policy, the number of bus traffic increased by 5.8% in that year, stabilizing the development of the public transportation market.

In addition, in order to take care of remote villages, 139 free new buses carry 8.75 million passengers each year, and 500 rehabilitation buses serve 700,000 passengers each year, making it the largest public transportation service system for remote villages and disadvantaged groups in the country.

Zhong Mingshi said that since 2019, the number of traffic casualties per 100,000 people and the number of motor vehicle casualties per 100,000 vehicles in New Taipei City ranked second among the six cities; "Team" to maintain smooth and safe urban road traffic; 211 elementary school alleys have been completed within 3 years to protect the safety of school children; New Taipei City's road safety work has continued to improve and work hard, and has repeatedly won the "Excellence Award" of the Ministry of Transportation's Jinan Award .

"We can't wait for a moment to maintain the traffic safety of the people!" Zhong Mingshi said that Lin Jialong's 10-kilometer free bus traffic was stagnant during his tenure as mayor of Taichung, which was corrected by the Overwatch Council. The horrific painting has indeed become a "destroyer of public transportation"; after Taichung lost the election, he took over as Minister of Transportation, and a large area of ​​slopes fell on the middle section of the Taiwan Railway West Main Line from Houtong to Ruifang, causing serious disasters. , the improvement of major accidents during his tenure has not yet been completed, and the citizens of New Taipei will continue to supervise them in the future.

Zhong Mingshi, Director of Transportation of New Taipei City, said that New Taipei City uses MRT and light rail as the backbone of mass transportation. It is estimated that the total length of the construction of the third ring and sixth line of MRT in New Taipei City will reach 139 kilometers in 2030, which will make the utilization rate of mass transit in New Taipei City reach 139 kilometers. 40% mid-term promotion target.

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