The government's promotion of public transportation is not only in Greater Taipei, but the two major life circles in the central and southern regions will also push commuter passes.
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[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] Premier Chen Chien-jen invited the chiefs of the six capitals to attend the Executive Yuan meeting yesterday, and talked about how to promote the public transportation monthly pass.
Minister of Transport Wang Guocai stated at the meeting that commuter passes for Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and Nangaoping have all been included in the "Special Regulations on Strengthening Economic and Social Integrity after the Epidemic and Sharing Economic Results by All People" and will be handled with a special budget. Mayors of the six cities are requested to support the special regulations.
Affected by the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic, many people have reduced public transportation to avoid crowds, and switched to private transportation for commuting and schooling, resulting in a sharp drop in public transportation volume.
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The Ministry of Communications stated that public transportation is the means of transportation that ordinary people rely on for their daily commuting and schooling. It is necessary for the government to provide more care for commuters who use public transportation to reduce their burden on transportation costs. The special regulations under consideration are being drafted to promote the implementation of the "Executive Yuan Promoting the Use of Public Transportation Plan".
At present, the preliminary planning direction of the plan, the Ministry of Communications stated that the living environment conditions of the three major metropolitan life circles (North and North Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and South Gaoping) are closely linked, and encourage the planning of preferential measures for commuting and schooling monthly tickets for such living circles, such as Beibeijitao 1200 monthly pass, can take transportation including buses, passenger transport, MRT, Taiwan Railway and public bicycles in the living circle; in other counties and cities, you can plan according to a single county or city or the degree of closeness with neighboring counties and cities Commuting and commuting public transportation ticket discount scheme.
In addition, in the part of encouraging public transportation and sightseeing, it is planned to improve the sightseeing bus service connecting the scenic spots in Taiwan and the convenient sightseeing service in the Yihua East area. It will provide preferential promotion plans and expand integrated marketing promotion to strengthen the convenience of tourism and the connection function of scenic spots. .
The Ministry of Communications further clarified that the Executive Yuan plans to promote the use of public transportation. The Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications has invited the heads of transportation of counties and cities including Liudu to have a discussion to listen to local needs and opinions. The overall plan includes public transportation discounts for commuting and schooling, sightseeing The public transportation of scenic spots has been promoted on two main axes.
At present, the company expects to complete the application related to the plan and the planning specification before the end of February, and provide it to Liudu and related counties and cities, and assist the local government to plan and submit the application plan as soon as possible.