BYOB, U-bike or O-bike

O-bike tried any space parking and it is failing. It's management in Taiwan resigned. it caused chaos at NTU, but do you really see lot of O-bikes in the wild ? Is it really a problem ? U-bike are designated parking. Sometimes this is inconvenient unless you need point to point transport to a fixed destination with a U-bike parking nearly Both O and U-bike need central management and service. Why does the Taipei city government not promote bike ownership ? (Bring Your Own Bike) The O-bike may have failed just because Taipei does not offer much bike parking areas. Why are there so many designated spots for motor cycles and almost none for bikes ? It this on purpose to promote the U-bike and dis-encourage own-bike use ? The Taipei City government should set rules that every bank, large retailer, convenience store installs as many bike slots as possible. In the Nederlands new construction are already required to provide a minimum number of bike slots.

Still Taipei city has a lot of work to do to connect the suburbs with Taipei central city. The interconnects and infrastructure to be able to bike from the inner city to the outskirts is still difficult and cumbersome. Bridges for example who only provide space for cars and motorcycles. This is what we need much more of: