The original ambition of scholars of urban planning and the Taipei City Council's urban planning department was for communities of 10,000 people in Taipei City to find a number of alleys to greenify and have times when parking would be restricted so as to let people renew their street life, get out of the house, and ease the pressure of space and conflict.
都市計畫學者與台北市都市計畫處原來的野心是，要在台北市一萬人的社區中，都找出幾條巷子做綠化、時段限制停車，使人們可以重新享受巷道生活，進一步紓解侷限在四面牆框中的家庭生活，減少人們的空間壓力與衝突。