Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is to present a four-year public transportation program to the Taiwanese Cabinet.
Over the next four years, the US$683.76 million programme will purchase more than 3,000 buses, including hybrid buses and electric buses, to replace the existing buses in Taiwanese cities. Low-floor buses will account for 30% of the total buses to be used in city area in 2016. The number of low-floor buses in metropolitan areas will increase by 2% a year, under the low-carbon program that will provide subsidies for purchase of low-floor buses. The four-year transportation program also includes provision of subsidies for bus rapid transit, subsidies to losses incurred by bus operators and construction of bus transfer stations.
The MOTC has predicted that in 2016 public transportation usage in Taiwan may increase to 18%, following a yearly growth of 5%, with a rise to 30% in 2025.
Over the next four years, the US$683.76 million programme will purchase more than 3,000 buses, including hybrid buses and electric buses, to replace the existing buses in Taiwanese cities. Low-floor buses will account for 30% of the total buses to be used in city area in 2016. The number of low-floor buses in metropolitan areas will increase by 2% a year, under the low-carbon program that will provide subsidies for purchase of low-floor buses. The four-year transportation program also includes provision of subsidies for bus rapid transit, subsidies to losses incurred by bus operators and construction of bus transfer stations.
The MOTC has predicted that in 2016 public transportation usage in Taiwan may increase to 18%, following a yearly growth of 5%, with a rise to 30% in 2025.
