Taipei residents protest demolition of Daan bridgeStaff writer, with CNAResidents have called on the Taipei City Government to reconsider its plan to demolish a four-decades-old pedestrian overpass near Daan Forest Park. However, in recent days some local residents have been protesting the planned destruction of the intersection overpass that is rendered more poetically as “sky bridge” in Chinese. The pedestrian overpass at the intersection of Heping and Xinsheng roads in Taipei is pictured yesterday. “Separating pedestrians from vehicles is the safest way.”People take a selfie with the pedestrian overpass bridge at the intersection of Heping and Xinsheng roads in Taipei on Sunday. “There are 13 sky bridges exceeding 40 years old in use in Taipei City,” Lin said, adding that the oldest has been operational for 55 years.
