Taichung Free Bus Rides

Saw on the news tonight that Taichung buses are free up to 10 kilometres since 2015. Very few people actually use the bus. They are considering upping the distances to 20 kilometers to attract more riders.

Certainly has incentivised me to take the bus when visiting Taichung. I enjoy this. I wish there would be more frequency and a better e-bus system.

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Compared to the states… Taichung bus system is like lightyears ahead. To think if the buses in Austin, TX was like Taichung it would have been a much nicer city. (To be fair, the buses in Austin was nicer quality, especially the MetroRapid buses, all of them are kneeling buses, but waiting 30 minutes to catch the slow bus, and God forbid if you actually have to transfer, takes like 3 hours to go anywhere in Austin by bus, if you could get there at all!)

And it’s actually really hard to break the 10k barrier in Taichung. I went from the Taichung train station all the way to 7 star mountain and I paid nothing for bus fares.