Most of the bus stop signs in Zhongshi are traditional ones, and city councilors suggested replacing them with smart ones or bus shelters.

(Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

[Reporter Su Jinfeng/Taichung Report] There are 6,892 bus stops in Taichung City. City councilors Zhang Liao Nailun and Zhang Jingfen said that there is only one MRT in Taichung City, and most people take the bus. Only 18% of the city's smart bus stops. Most of them still use traditional stop signs, which are not only ugly in appearance, but also because they cannot grasp the arrival time, many people switch to riding motorcycles or driving cars. It is recommended to completely replace them with smart stop signs and bus shelters; Taichung City Government Transportation Bureau stated that it has been completed 1272-seater bus smart stop signs, the goal is to replace 150 stops a year.

Councilor Zhang Liao Nailun said that the Taichung Blue MRT may not open to traffic until ten years at the earliest. The most important public transportation system is the bus. However, Taichung's bus is seriously out of schedule. Therefore, it is very important to build smart bus stop signs. Let the people who take the bus know when the bus will arrive, and will not switch to driving or riding a motorcycle because they can’t wait for the bus, which will increase the air pollution in the city. It is required that the bus stop signs be fully updated with smart bus stop signs and bus stops. For bus shelters, if the budget of the city government is not enough, it can start with important arterial roads.

City Councilor Zhang Jingfen said that there are still many traditional one-piece bus stop signs in Taichung City, and some traditional bus stop signs are set up in the "wilderness" for the convenience of remote people, but if it is not unique Or the smart function, it is difficult for people from other places to find it, and it is dark at night, and it is not a smart stop sign that can’t be seen at all. It is recommended to replace it with a smart stop sign, and then gradually improve it into a bus shelter.

The bus shelter can cover the sun and rain, and has intelligent functions.

(Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)