UNFAZED:Ko  said the results conform with his political philosophy, which is to make constant small improvements in people’s daily lives and avoid ‘highlight politics’

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 09, 2018
By: Lee I-chia  /  Staff reporter

Many Taipei residents do not think that Mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) government has achieved significant results, according to an opinion poll released yesterday by the Taipei Research, Development and Evaluation Commission.

The poll found that 43.6 percent of the city’s residents think the city government led by Ko did not accomplish significant results.

The commission’s opinion polls conducted in November and last month showed that city actions that have left the greatest impression on residents were the Taipei Summer Universiade, the demolition of the Zhongxiao Bridge (忠孝橋) ramp, the renovation of North Gate and the removal of an exclusive bus lane on Zhongxiao W Road in front of the Taipei Railway Station.

Other policies enacted under Ko’s administration, such as a ban on disposable food containers and utensils, participatory budgeting, the CooC-Cloud service (an online education database), the Stone Soup Project (welfare services for senior residents), and the Garden City Project, did not leave much impression on residents’ minds.
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