Li Sichuan Proposes Including High-Speed Rail in TPASS; Scholars Worry About Increased Subsidies, Fairness
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The campaign office of New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Sichuan is considering a proposal to include high-speed rail in the TPASS commuter pass system, with an additional fee. Scholars today expressed concerns that this would significantly increase subsidy expenditures, potentially crowding out existing commuter resources, affecting fairness, and that high-speed rail's peak capacity is nearly saturated, suggesting evaluation should await future capacity improvements.