Writer Zhou Weihang supports Shen Boyang's proposal for a cross-river bicycle bridge and suggests that the Xingshan Road sky bridge should be rebuilt and located on the south side.
Quick Look
- Shen Boyang, a Taipei mayoral candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party, has proposed spending 950 million yuan to build a special bicycle bridge across the Keelung River from Yingfeng to Hong Kong to ease traffic in the inner lake.
- Writer Zhou Weihang (pen name "Scumbag") has long advocated the construction of a cross-river bicycle bridge.
- He pointed out that the current difficulty of crossing the embankment is the biggest pain point for bicycle commuters.
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Why It Matters
The Neihu area has long faced traffic bottlenecks. Cycling commuters often have to compete with motorcycles or face steep slopes when crossing the embankment. There is a lack of bicycle-friendly facilities for crossing the embankment.
Writer Zhou Weihang, who goes by the pen name "Scum Text", wrote in this article that he often rides a bicycle from the Taipei City Hall to the Internal Medicine Park to record videos, and has long advocated the construction of a cross-river bicycle bridge. (Reproduced from "Urgent Xiao Zhou's scumbag text" Facebook fan page)
Shen Boyang, a Taipei mayoral candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party, held a "Green Commuting Option +1" transportation policy conference yesterday, in which he proposed to spend 950 million yuan to build the "Wind-Hong Kong Qian Crossing Keelung River Bicycle Bridge" to alleviate traffic problems in Neihu. In response, writer Zhou Weihang, who goes by the pen name "Scum Text", published an article stating that he usually rides a bicycle from the Taipei City Government to the Internal Medicine Park to record videos, and has long advocated the construction of a cross-river bicycle bridge. He believes that the biggest pain point faced by bicycle commuters today is "crossing the embankment", because there are not many places where bicycles can cross the embankment smoothly, causing traffic difficulties and dangers.
Today, Zhou Weihang further analyzed on the Facebook fan page "Urgent Xiao Zhou's Scumbag Text" that the current cycling environment is quite unfriendly. If people want to ride across the embankment, they are often forced to compete with motorcycles in the same lane, or it is too steep and they have to use a handcuff to climb the slope.
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The location proposed by Shen Boyang to be built is from Gangqian Road to the riverside park on the other side. Zhou Weihang believes that the location is relatively north and there are really no other bridges around for bicycles to cross the embankment. "I think it has certain functionality, but after coming down, it is next to the loose machine, and it is still far away from the MRT station when entering the city."
Zhou Weihang believes that it would be more cost-effective if it could be built at a more southerly location. He suggested that the existing Xingshan Road pedestrian bridge be rebuilt between the two Maishuai Bridges so that bicycles can cross directly to the other side after getting on the bridge without descending to the riverside park. At the same time, the existing bicycle lanes of Maishuai Bridge should be improved so that bicycles can circle and land on the flat ground within the embankment.
Zhou Weihang finally said, "This cover ensures that many ubikes will take this route. Now everyone goes up and down the Rainbow Bridge."
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If Shen Boyang is elected mayor of Taipei, there will be a higher chance that the Yingfeng-Hongqian bicycle bridge across the Keelung River will be built during his term.
Likely · Within months
The plan proposed by Zhou Weihang to reconstruct the pedestrian bridge on Xingshan Road and select the location between the Maishuai Bridge will be included in the Taipei City Transportation Bureau's subsequent planning evaluation.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the specific construction timetable for the cross-river bicycle bridge?
- What is the budget and timetable for the renovation of the pedestrian bridge at Hang Sin Road?
- Will there be public consultation or an environmental impact assessment?
