Taipei Metro, like many metro systems, has been impacted by COVID-19. However, this wasn’t Taipei Metro’s or Taiwan’s first time dealing with a serious epidemic. The SARS epidemic in 2003 would forever change Taipei Metro’s preparedness for future pandemics, just like how COVID-19 has metro agencies around the world creating their own playbooks so they are better prepared for next time.
After over 45 days of no local COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, I’m writing this post to summarize and reflect on some of the civic engagement work that I did over the past two months with Taipei City Government. Around the end of March 2020, I started collaborating with Taipei City Government’s Kuan-Ting Chen on a…
On September 2nd, 2019, I landed at Taiwan’s Taoyuan Airport for the next chapter in a long planned return to Taipei. After passing the 6 month mark since moving here, I thought it would be worthwhile to reflect on the transition and preparation leading up to the move. It’s truly been a wonderful time back…
Probably one of the nerdier things I do in my free time is fix and report transit errors on Google Maps. Accurate transit directions and schedules are extremely important if we want more people to take transit more often, especially in scenarios where good transit options exist! I do these bug reports and the subsequent…
The buzz of mopeds swarming the streets in a Mario Kart like fashion is a typical rush hour sight in Taipei—it’s a lively scene and one many visitors remember. Transportation in Taipei is unique in other less appreciated ways that underly a strong foundation for multi-modal transit. Multi-modal transportation matters to cities because it allows…
