Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is building a GIS system for bicycle riders. According to EPA Minister Stephen Shu-hung Shen, the GIS-based routing system is aimed at promoting the wider use of bicycles, increasing the development of the local bicycle industry and boosting the production value of green economy.At present, the EPA website is showing graphics and images of bike trails at a combined length of 281 kilometres on the Taiwan Island and outlying islets, Shen said, noting that the data is being updated every quarter of the year. For those cities and counties that have yet to set up a bike trail network, the EPA can provide basic design standards.Shen stressed that such a move is designed to help prevent the trails from damaging the environment and minimise the possibility of leaving the trails unused. “Only then we can achieve a win-win situation for economy and the environment,” he said.
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