TOO MANY VEHICLESWith regard to traffic jams, Taiwan’s cities aren’t doing too badly. These include a lack of motorcycle parking slots, illegal parking on sidewalks and in fire lanes, and a great many accidents. The Taoyuan City Government has taken a step in this direction, and begun charging per hour at some motorcycle parking spaces. “The sidewalks were widened and new cycle lanes were put in place, resulting in fewer lanes and less space for vehicular traffic,” Chiu says. Contrasting the situation in Taiwan — where local governments have increased the supply of public parking spots — with that in Japan, Chiu says: “Public on-street parking spaces are scarce in Japan.

Source: Taipei Times May 11, 2021 15:56 UTC