But as the economy boomed in the 1970s, Tai-pei ’ s population and traffic volume grew rapidly, and terrible traffic jams became the norm. There was little choice but to bring in some kind of MRT system.
1970 年代後，台灣經濟起飛，台北市的人口與交通運量快速激增；當拓寬道路、興建高架橋，並將主要幹道改為單向通行等作法，都無法改善日益惡化的塞車問題，已是不得不引進捷運系統的迫切時機。