Transportation Bureau has developed an App supporting IOS and Android mobile platforms for smart phone users to download. City Councilperson Wu Qiong-hua (吳瓊華) tested the App at the City Council today (May 10) but found that not all smart phones could download the App. Lin Linag-tai (林良泰), Director-general of Transportation Bureau stressed that the failure might be due to two factors, including the original setup of a mobile phone and the smart phone system; the Android system has had no problem so far while the iphone system, which has not yet finished its audit process until the end of June,...

Monthly bus ridership in Taichung City reached 6.45 million passenger trips in March, a record high according to the latest statistics. Compared to the 3.88 million ridership in March 2011, there was a significant increase by 2.57 million passenger trips, an increase of 66%. According to Transportation Bureau, Taichung bus system hit 6 million monthly ridership for the first time in December, 2011 but declined to about 5 million trips in January and February 2012 due to Lunar New Year holidays and the winter break for students. Ridership in March 2012 rose again to hit the 6 million mark and e...