‘NATIONAL GATEWAY’: An expansion of the West District Gateway Project would require the central government’s cooperation to accelerate urban renewal of the area
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 14, 2018
By: Shen Pei-yao and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Taipei City Government yesterday called on the central government to support an
From left, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and President Tsai Ing-wen scratch their foreheads during a briefing on the West District Gateway Project in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
expansion of its West District Gateway Project during a closely watched meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲).
At about 2pm yesterday, Tsai and Ko met at the plaza of the historic North Gate (北門) in Taipei, where Taipei Deputy Mayor Charles Lin (林欽榮) briefed the president on improvements made to the surrounding area before the group went into the adjacent Taipei Post Office for further discussions.
Lin began by outlining some of the major accomplishments of the project during Ko’s first term as mayor, including the demolition of a ramp to Zhongxiao Bridge (忠孝橋); the resurfacing of the North Gate, which was partially obstructed from view by the ramp; the construction of the Taipei Travel Plaza (台北行旅廣場); and the relocation, preservation and reopening of the Mitsui Warehouse (三井倉庫). [FULL STORY]
