Kaohsiung City will carry out a comprehensive evaluation before deciding whether to introduce water buses on the Love River (愛河), said Mayor Chen. Some have called for a system of “water taxi” boats with flexible start and stop locations.

The line would connect Daliao (大寮) to Linyuan (林園), forming the southern section of the Kaohsiung MRT circle and linking major industrial and residential districts.

Statistics show older drivers are involved in significant numbers of accidents, especially with pedestrians/scooters. For example, drivers 70+ had higher incidents of “pedestrian or passenger error” attributed to them per 100,000 population (47 for 70+ vs. 11 for 18-29) in one breakdown.

Kaohsiung’s Transportation Bureau (高雄市交通局) has launched trial operations of its reservation-based “Happy Shared Bus” service in Taoyuan District (桃源區) and Namaxia District (那瑪夏區), offering free rides during the testing period to support students, seniors, and residents needing medical or administrative access.

The dedicated scooter lane at the Zhongzheng–Wufu intersection has been completed, and scooters are now permitted to travel straight onto Wufu Road.

A public urban-renewal project within the station-use district is expected to involve roughly NT$95 billion in investment.

Chiu said that if elected mayor, she would construct a levee-top expressway running parallel to the Gaoping River (高屏溪堤岸), forming the backbone of a proposed “30-minute Greater Kaohsiung Living Circle.” The corridor would link Kaohsiung (高雄), Pingtung (屏東), and Tainan (台南) into a unified “Southern Taiwan Metropolitan Region.”

Calls to reopen Hengchun Airport (恆春機場) are now coming not only from local lawmakers, but also local youth civic groups.

Taro News reported that “after the Ministry of Transportation reviewed and approved the revised plan, the Kaohsiung City Government now says the full line will open in 2034. The partial opening of sections Y1 to Y5 and Y5 to Y18 (from the depot area to the Weiwuying district) could occur in 2032.”

The Taiwan High Speed Rail extension to Pingtung will enter Kaohsiung Main Station then cross the Gaoping River to Liukuaicuo. The earliest full opening is targeted for 2039 and staged service is being assessed.