Yilan County is striving for two monthly pass schemes: "cross-county city" and "inside the county".

The picture shows the Yilan temporary transfer station.

(Photo by reporter Cai Yunrong)

[Reporter Cai Yunrong/Report from Yilan] The Ministry of Communications plans the "Central Promotion of Public Transportation Utilization Plan", which can be proposed in the form of "living circles", cross-county-city cooperation, or "single county-city" proposals.

Yilan County is not included in the Beibeijitao life circle, and a single county-city proposal is adopted for application.

The outside world questioned whether only the monthly commuter ticket in the county should be proposed?

The county government clarified that both the "intercity monthly pass" plan applicable to commuters across counties and cities and the "city monthly pass" applicable to intra-county commuters will be proposed.

The Ministry of Communications originally planned to issue monthly passes in 10 counties and cities in the three major life circles of Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and Nangaoping, which can take MRT, light rail, buses, passenger transport, Taiwan Railway, public bicycles or ferries, etc., 100 yuan It ranges from RMB 1,200 to 1,200 yuan; another 7 counties and cities have applied through a single county-city route, and have proposed an "intercity monthly pass" or "intra-city monthly pass" plan, and are now waiting for the central government to announce the detailed subsidy plan.

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Yilan County once reported that it only proposed a monthly ticket plan for the city, which caused dissatisfaction among the people. Chen Junyu, the head of the Democratic Progressive Party's parliamentary group, called on the county government to actively apply to the central government.

The County Government Transportation Department clarified that both "intercity monthly pass" and "intra-city monthly pass" in Yilan County will be applied for. Intercity refers to commuting across counties and cities, such as Yilan to Taipei. According to preliminary estimates in the county, there are about 7,000 people in the intercity group, and the average monthly cost Up to 6,000 yuan; within the city refers to commuting within counties and cities, such as Suao to Luodong, the ethnic group is about 5,000 people, and the average monthly cost is 2,500 yuan.

The Department of Communications stated that the General Administration of Highways invited 22 county and city governments to a meeting on the 9th to discuss the "Central Promotion of Public Transportation Utilization Plan". Only the local government can calculate the actuarial cost sharing and submit an application accordingly. As soon as the central government announces the plan, it will immediately submit an application.