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The Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government (hereinafter the Authority), in order to encourage citizens to use bikes as short-distance transit vehicles, launched the Program of the “Establishment, Operation and Management of the Bike Sharing System”, in the hope that by equipping a urban bike lane network with a bike station service, encouraging citizens to use low-pollution and low-energy-consumption Bike Sharing as short-distance transit vehicles and reducing and replacing personal possession and use of motor vehicles, traffic congestion, environmental pollution and energy loss in the city will be improved.

In the hope of elevating life and culture in the city and in response to a global trend of energy conservation and carbon mitigation, the Taipei City Government, in collaboration with Giant Taiwan, initiated the Taipei Bike Sharing System Service Plan, also known as“YouBike ”.

Bike Idea

YouBike uses an electronic unmanned automated management system to provide “ A Leases and B Returns” bike rental service. We hope that bikes will be chosen as the last-mile public transit vehicle and more citizens will be glad to use the mass transit system and meanwhile, environmental protection and energy conservation will be achieved and a new commuting culture will emerge.

Cycling has become a fashion, easy and comfortable transport mode that many European citizens choose to travel in the cities. “Bike sharing” has been widely used in Paris and London lately. The system does not only play a role of transport mode, it also has leisure and entertainment features. These makes cycling become a unique way to experience cities. Commissioner, Taipei City Department of Transportation Jason, Tse-Ying Lin In Taipei, we have enthusiastically worked on promotion of bike sharing system, called YouBike, since 1998. Citizens and tourists in Taipei now have new transport means can be chosen for commuting or to explore the beauty of Taipei. We truly hope both citizens and tourists can happily, easily and comfortably enjoy their riding in this city.