How Transit Is Reshaping Taiwan’s Airport City | CONNECTED Power & Principles

Taoyuan is one of Taiwan’s fastest-growing cities. But its rapid growth has created a challenge: How do you connect a city built around multiple urban centers? The answer may lie in one of Taiwan’s most ambitious transit and urban development plans. Home to the country’s main international airport and more than 2 million residents, Taoyuan is expanding its metro network while embracing Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) to shape how people live, work and move around the city. Can better transit do more than reduce travel times? Can it help tackle housing affordability, manage urban growth, improve connectivity and create a more livable city? Our producer Fred Shieh speaks with Chiang Nan-Chih, director-general of Taoyuan City’s Department of Urban Development, about the city’s long-term vision and the role transit could play in transforming Taiwan’s airport gateway. 00:00 Introduction to Taoyuan’s urban future 00:38 What makes TOD work? 01:32 Why TOD matters in Taoyuan 02:52 The vision behind the Golden Axis 03:58 Affordable housing through zoning 04:39 The biggest challenge for TOD 05:53 Getting developers on board 07:15 Can TOD prevent gentrification? 08:42 Lessons from Tokyo and Taipei 09:13 Building urban belonging in Taoyuan #Taoyuan #UrbanPlanning #TransitOrientedDevelopment #Taiwan #Metro #SmartCities Find us on socials: Instagram:   / connected.taiwanplus   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@connected.ta... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/connectedtwp... More news stories from TaiwanPlus News: Facebook:   / taiwanplusnews   YouTube:    / @taiwanplusnews   Twitter/X:   / taiwanplusnews   Website: https://www.taiwanplus.com