Abstract
The characteristics of transportation in Taiwan is considered as highly motorized private transportation by motorcycle in high dense CBD. The Taiwanese Government has undertook the redefinition of public transportation system by aggressively implementing BRT and LRT system. In Danhai area in Taiwan, the second LRT system is now under construction. It has a long history with 21 years after the completion of first study report on the extension of MRT system up to the approval of LRT system. In this paper, it aims at clarifying the decision-making process of new public transportation system in Danhai area. It clarified that LRT was finally selected as optimum transportation mode, and such decision was largely affected by the public transportation policy of the Central Government.
