The first public political speech of the Taipei mayoral election was held this afternoon. The Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party Shen Boyang talked about his political opinions such as sports stations, citizen highway connections, parent-child travel cards, and senior citizens' cards and fitness minibuses. He hopes to open up time and space and maintain demand so that people in this city will no longer feel lonely.
Shen Boyang said that according to data, outdoor sports are the most popular choice of sports in Taipei, accounting for 70% of the sports population. Therefore, he proposed "sports stations" in Seoul and Tokyo. He hopes that the entire service target will not only be people who want to run, but also people who want to climb mountains, commute, and do business. This is actually the core concept of his first policy: find ways to let Taipei people save more time in Taipei, so that they can spend more time with themselves and others.
Shen Boyang also pointed out that being stuck in traffic jams is considered a waste of time by many people, so he believes that the city’s green transportation network must be opened up. It is proposed that TPASS be included in the connection of shared electric vehicles and bicycle road networks, and two bicycle bridges across the river should be built.
Shen Boyang said that if we cooperate with the central government's new policy at this time, we can work 1 hour less per day without reducing salary, or our core working hours can be flexibly commuting to and from get off work, etc. The reason for all these supporting policies is that we hope that we can allow Taipei people to save more time to spend with themselves and their families.
Shen Boyang said that time has been saved, but space must also be freed up. In addition to the Taipei Mountain Forest Plan mentioned before, it must also be extended to the interior of the city and the "Urban Micro Forest Plan" is proposed. He hopes that everyone can see 3 trees and 30% green coverage rate when opening their windows, and then there will be green space within 300 meters. In the first issue of "Shun Bao", five routes in each district are also provided to connect Taipei's wonderful history and rich culture, as well as the business district vitality plan.
In addition, Shen Boyang mentioned that the Citizen Avenue, Jianguo Elevated and Xinsheng Elevated will actually hinder the flow of people, so he proposed the "Citizen Avenue Lighting Plan" a few days ago. He believes that citizen avenues should be returned to citizens, just like the space under bridges in many countries, to be used as aerial corridors so that people on one side can easily move to the other side. Only by connecting more active business districts with relatively declining business districts can there be a connection.
Shen Boyang explained that the plan has three demonstration areas, including Huashan, which combines sports stations, children's playgrounds, animation IPs, and pet-friendly spaces; Citizen Bade connects Zhongtai Art Museum, Jianguo Brewery, Bade Market, and art spaces; Citizen Dunhua combines markets along the route, small exhibitions, and music squares.
However, even if time is freed up and the space becomes more beautiful, people may not necessarily want to go out. Therefore, in the so-called urban ecosystem, allowing the city to continue to develop cannot rely solely on the things just mentioned, but requires the push of the system, which means giving everyone the motivation to go out.
Shen Boyang said that this is why the "Parent-Child Travel Card" was proposed, which is very similar to the Respect for the Elderly Card. It allows children aged 0 to 18 to have 600 points every month, which can be used for sports, arts and cultural activities, and buying books. The Respect for the Elderly Card can also be used in these arts and cultural activities in the future, and it is also pointed out that it should be used in resistance training. Therefore, we are promoting fitness minibuses. We hope that so-called fitness minibuses can be opened in the green spaces we have just inventoried in the city, and fitness coaches will take our seniors to do simple resistance training. Current research indicates that it can reduce the chance of falling by 30%.
Shen Boyang said that the same policy exists for young people; currently, the central government provides 1,200 cultural currency points per year for those aged 13 to 22, and Taipei City directly extends it to the age of 30. In this way, businesses, consumers, parents, young people, children, and the elderly are all connected together.
