http://www.flickr.com/photos/kzaral/3372201653/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kzaral/3373020522/sizes/o/
Personally, I'm pessimistic and yet the designs have clearly been set and major pieces of the system are under construction.
This design goes well beyond what I've previously posted though.
http://blog.islaformosa.com/2008/10/third-wave-of-mrt-lines.html
What do you think? Do you approve of the station locations? What do you think should be done besides this system to improve public transportation?
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Some of them I can see happening very well. E.g. the orange line crossing through Sinjhuang (i.e. "my place") is very welcome, the roads are just way to congested now, and the buses are full too. Also, quick and reliable way to the airport is a must for Taipei to become more desirable destination.
There are some that I'm not that sure about, e.g. the lines in Danshui. The situation with buses has to be improved for sure, but I don't think that digging tunnels is the right answer (and making elevated track is a big no-no there).
And if nothing else, the picture predicts a lot of waiting around in stations, since it looks one will potentially need to change trains multiple times. It is similar in London, though as I remember e.g. in Paris it is much more stress-free to get from A to B.
I really hope it will look like this. The MRT is the best thing that ever happened to Taipei, and the more traffic is taken off the streets, the better for everyone including the environment.
What has to happen? Make gas more expensive, prohibit scooters from any major road where there is an MRT line, lower the ticket prices.
A chinese-text version, please?
Oh Klaus, I was about to quip that how can the fares be even lower, but than this is an island where people would fight for 10% discounts on NT$10 goods. Ok maybe i'm exaggerating a bit. Just a bit.
Klaus, you are very much right.
Gasoline should be way more expensive here. So far it is ridiculous (and I mean in terms of the environment, not the economy)
In answer to Greg, the line passing through Danshui is to be light rail. A lot of the development going on there now is based on the locations of future stations.
Also, the schedule for completion of many of those future lines is not set. Budget concerns have pushed back the finish date on some to 2027 already. But, the overall plan mapped out there is correct.
It would be great if it gets done.
Back in the late 1990s, the main lines of the MRT were delayed years passed their ETAa. In 2020, we'll get to look back with 20/20 vision and see there was no way such a could plan could ever be attained.
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