In 1967, the Government decided to transform Taipei into a special municipality, a modern city, and began to expand its area, at the same time seeking solutions to existing problems.
由於地位的重要與發展上的需要，政府於民國五十六年將台北市升格為院轄市，並擴大市區範圍，俾使台北市的發展，能適應戰時的需要與更速走向現代化國際都市的目標。