It is rumored that the mayor of Taipei, Jiang Wanan, has made a decision to honor the policy of restoring the first 30 minutes of Youbike free of charge proposed during the election campaign on New Year’s Day next year. The Taipei Municipal Bureau of Transportation clarified today that the promotion plan and schedule are still under evaluation and discussion.
A few days ago, the Taipei Municipal Transportation Bureau took stock of Jiang Wanan’s free political opinions for 30 minutes before resuming YouBike and found that in order to avoid worsening the problem of scheduling delays, the time and plan for going on the road are still to be discussed. One of the methods includes starting from the student group. However, following Taoyuan City’s announcement that the first 30 minutes of Youbike will be free for the first 60 minutes starting from April 1, there are media reports today that Jiang Wan’an has decided that the first 30 minutes of Youbike will be free for all citizens starting January 1 next year.
The Beijing Municipal Transportation Bureau issued a press release today to clarify that the first 30 minutes of YouBike, which is aimed at all citizens, is the goal of the city government. The promotion plan and schedule are still in the evaluation and research stage. The usage situation of the public will change, and will be included in the review of the first 30 minutes of free policy promotion measures.
According to the Bureau of Transportation, the number of YouBike stations has reached 1,260, the highest density in the country. Last year, the total number of rentals exceeded 34 million, a record high. In response to concerns from all walks of life about the situation of no car rentals, it has cooperated with the Big Data Center of the Information Bureau. Develop supporting measures to improve dispatch capacity, optimize station settings, and increase vehicle scale to meet the needs of the public for using YouBike.
