Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently announced his major vision for the "Golden Age of AI" and proposed relocating Songshan Airport to create a "Taipei Artificial Intelligence (AI) Park" and planning a new "X, Y-axis" MRT concept to connect the north and south and connect the east and west. MRT Project Director Zheng Defa further explained that the "Y-axis (north-south)" is the north-south corridor that combines the Zhonghe-Guangfu Line and extends north to Songji Park; the "X-axis (east-west line)" is planned on both sides of Songji Park, connecting the East Ring Road to the east and the Shilin-Datong Line via Yuanshan to the west.
Zheng Defa said that the "Y-axis (or north-south)" MRT mentioned by Mayor Chiang means that the north-south corridor of the MRT Zhonghe Guangfu Line extends north to Songji Park, passing through Beishi Xinsheng South Road, Xinhai Road, Keelung Road, Guangfu South Road to Bannan Line Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station, Songji Park. Shan Airport Station; currently, the priority road network has been sent to the Ministry of Transportation, but there is a lack of land for machine factories along the route. If the Taipei AI Park policy is proposed to relocate the loose machines, not only will transportation links be formed naturally, but also through the construction of underground machine factories and above-ground multi-functional development, maximum benefits can be achieved.
If the Songji land can be released to build a machine factory, in addition to the Zhonghe Guangfu Line, Zheng Defa pointed out that a more complete road network can be built to form an "X-axis (or east-west)" MRT, starting from Songji Park (Songshan Airport Station) eastward in series with the MRT East Ring Section Y under construction 35 leads to the Department of Internal Medicine; west of Yuanshan, it connects to the Shilin-Datong Line (Shezi-Shilin-Beitou-Datong Phase 1) which is under feasibility study, greatly improving the transportation convenience to and from the Department of Internal Medicine in the North Shike area; the details are still under evaluation, provided that the Songji land can be released.
Zheng Defa explained that now is the right time to raise it as a large-scale public issue for discussion. Before 2033, as proposed by Mayor Jiang, the six-year planning period and time point should be within enough time, including proposing priority road networks, feasibility studies, and comprehensive planning. With Huida's imminent arrival and the development of surrounding industries, it is more likely to affect the country's future development and positioning. It involves national issues that must ultimately be resolved through consultation between the central and local governments.
Jiang Wanan said that Songshan Airport and Keelung River currently geographically separate Zhongshan, Songshan and Neihu. The Neike and Dazhi areas have hundreds of thousands of commuters every day and are highly dependent on Dazhi Bridge, Minquan Bridge, and Maishuai First and Second Bridges for dredging.
After Songji is relocated, the roads originally cut off by the airport will have the opportunity to be re-extended and cross-river corridors will be added from Jihu Road, Jingye 3rd Road, and Bei'an Road, passing through the hinterland of Songshan Airport and connecting Songshan and Xinyi. Minzu East Road can cross the airport base in the east, connect Dazhi and Neihu, and connect Jianguo Elevated and Xinsheng Elevated in the west, dispersing existing road traffic.
The "X, Y-axis" MRT is a south-north direction (Y-axis) connecting the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Da'an, Gongguan, and Zhonghe from Songshan Airport to the south; an east-west direction (X-axis) connecting the Shilin-Datong Line, Yuanshan, Songshan Airport, and Neihu, further connecting the four major industrial parks of Beishike, Taipei AI Park, Internal Medicine, and Nansoft.
