The Happiness Bus Project in Ping County has been successful for two years and has successfully improved transportation in rural areas.

(Photographed by reporter Cai Zongxian)

[Reporter Cai Zongxian/Pingtung Report] The Pingtung County Government has long attached great importance to the development of public transportation. Among them, 66.7 million yuan has been invested in rural transportation, and the happiness bus 2.0 project in Manzhou has benefited from China Airlines and EVA Air. With the help of funds, buses have served more than 28,000 passengers in Manzhou Township. Manzhou has received subsidies to purchase buses again, hoping to continue to improve the road network in rural areas.

The Ping County Government will implement the "Innovative Happiness Bus 2.0 Integrated Service Demonstration Project in Pingtung Area" in Manzhou Township from December 2020. After this plan, the demand in the village continued to grow, and the county government also assisted the office to obtain subsidies from the central government to purchase one barrier-free minibus and two 8-seater cars to improve the inconvenience of local public transportation.

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The Transportation and Tourism Office of Ping County Government pointed out that after continuous rolling adjustments to relevant operation and management methods, the county government applied this successful model to Majia Township and Taiwu Township again last year, and guided the local cooperatives to establish urban passenger transport businesses, which were opened to traffic at the end of last year. , through the happiness bus booking platform, use local buses to serve local people, meet the medical and school needs of local elders and students, and improve the convenience and safety of local transportation.

Huang Guowei, director of the Transportation and Tourism Office, said that the success of the Happy Bus is thanks to China Airlines and EVA Air for the two consecutive years of subsidizing the purchase and operation of the Manzhou Happy Bus 2.0 new plan and the resource injection of all parties. With the experience of successful promotion, let The county government, supervisory office, and district research center team can continue to provide guidance to rural areas to promote the happy bus policy. Currently, there are 27 buses operating 40 routes. This plan is also part of the Ping County Government's participation in the "Taiwan Healthy City and Senior Friendly City Award" by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. , one of the sub-projects awarded the County and City Group Excellence Award.