Civil Groups Issue 'Street Vision Report' with 5 Demands to Improve Pedestrian Rights
Multiple Taiwanese civil groups released a 'Street Vision Report' on June 12, presenting five demands including a 'Vision Zero' traffic ordinance, improved accessibility on sidewalks and arcades, and promotion of low-carbon transport. They urge the government to prioritize safe mobility and net-zero transition as core governance principles to enhance pedestrian rights.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, June 12) Civil groups including the 'Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association' held a press conference today to release a 'Street Vision Report' and put forward five demands, urging the government to incorporate safe mobility and net-zero transition into the core of governance, allowing citizens to move safely within the city and improving pedestrian rights.
Civil groups including the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association, Taiwan Climate Action Network, Parent-Child Co-learning Promotion Association, and Taiwan Disability Rights Advocacy Association jointly held a press conference in the morning. Attendees included Kuomintang Taipei City Councilor Li Ming-hsien, independent Taipei City Councilor Hsu Li-hsin, and New Power Party Secretary-General Lin Yi-hsuan.
The civil groups proposed five demands covering legislation, road space allocation, living streets, low-carbon transportation, and friendly commuting.
Regarding the five demands, the groups called on the government to formulate a 'Vision Zero Traffic Autonomous Ordinance,' allocate and build an active transportation network with physical protection, construct friendly and livable living streets, implement residential living streets, and create friendly commuting for workers and corporate incentives through pricing mechanisms and low-carbon management, leaving no one behind.
Liu Yu-ji, Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Disability Rights Advocacy Association, who is himself a person with a disability, said that there are many gaps in the arcades and sidewalks in cities, forcing wheelchair users to turn back and enter the roadway, increasing the risk of traffic accidents.
Chen Wan-yu, a representative of the Parent-Child Co-learning Promotion Association, said many parents have similar experiences. When walking with children on the sidewalk, they are suddenly blocked by illegally parked cars, or when pushing a stroller, they find the sidewalk is interrupted or the road surface has large height differences. Parents want their children to walk to school but worry about dangerous intersections and speeding traffic.
Wu Yi-chien, Secretary-General of the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association, said that in recent years, many international cities have made zero traffic fatalities a policy goal to improve the environment for walking, cycling, and public transport, treating reducing traffic accidents and carbon emissions as dual objectives. She called on the government to make safe mobility and net-zero transition the core of governance so that all citizens can move safely.
Li Ming-hsien said that both central and local administrative departments operate with a 'car-centric' mindset, failing to achieve a 'people-centric' approach and implement people-oriented transportation. He noted that support for improving the traffic environment crosses party lines and expressed hope to unite efforts to achieve the goals.
The attending public representatives and civil groups concluded by chanting the slogan, 'We walk the difficult path; let the next generation walk an easy one,' and signed a petition poster for the five demands to symbolize their support for the campaign. The groups also announced that they will hold a 'Dadaocheng Street Experiment Day' in the Dadaocheng district on June 20, inviting public participation. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150612
Civil groups including the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association, Taiwan Climate Action Network, Parent-Child Co-learning Promotion Association, and Taiwan Disability Rights Advocacy Association jointly held a press conference in the morning. Attendees included Kuomintang Taipei City Councilor Li Ming-hsien, independent Taipei City Councilor Hsu Li-hsin, and New Power Party Secretary-General Lin Yi-hsuan.
The civil groups proposed five demands covering legislation, road space allocation, living streets, low-carbon transportation, and friendly commuting.
Regarding the five demands, the groups called on the government to formulate a 'Vision Zero Traffic Autonomous Ordinance,' allocate and build an active transportation network with physical protection, construct friendly and livable living streets, implement residential living streets, and create friendly commuting for workers and corporate incentives through pricing mechanisms and low-carbon management, leaving no one behind.
Liu Yu-ji, Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Disability Rights Advocacy Association, who is himself a person with a disability, said that there are many gaps in the arcades and sidewalks in cities, forcing wheelchair users to turn back and enter the roadway, increasing the risk of traffic accidents.
Chen Wan-yu, a representative of the Parent-Child Co-learning Promotion Association, said many parents have similar experiences. When walking with children on the sidewalk, they are suddenly blocked by illegally parked cars, or when pushing a stroller, they find the sidewalk is interrupted or the road surface has large height differences. Parents want their children to walk to school but worry about dangerous intersections and speeding traffic.
Wu Yi-chien, Secretary-General of the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association, said that in recent years, many international cities have made zero traffic fatalities a policy goal to improve the environment for walking, cycling, and public transport, treating reducing traffic accidents and carbon emissions as dual objectives. She called on the government to make safe mobility and net-zero transition the core of governance so that all citizens can move safely.
Li Ming-hsien said that both central and local administrative departments operate with a 'car-centric' mindset, failing to achieve a 'people-centric' approach and implement people-oriented transportation. He noted that support for improving the traffic environment crosses party lines and expressed hope to unite efforts to achieve the goals.
The attending public representatives and civil groups concluded by chanting the slogan, 'We walk the difficult path; let the next generation walk an easy one,' and signed a petition poster for the five demands to symbolize their support for the campaign. The groups also announced that they will hold a 'Dadaocheng Street Experiment Day' in the Dadaocheng district on June 20, inviting public participation. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150612
FAQ
What is the 'Street Vision Report'?
A policy proposal report released by Taiwanese civil groups on June 12, 2025, aiming to improve pedestrian rights.
What are the five demands?
They include a Vision Zero ordinance, protected transport networks, livable streets, low-carbon transport, and friendly commuting.
When is the Dadaocheng Street Experiment Day?
It will be held on June 20, 2025, in the Dadaocheng district of Taipei.