Indeed, it was not until 1954 that the Japanese handbook explaining Taipei's urban plan was even translated into Chinese. Except for a couple of main streets along the route from the airport (Jenai Road and Chungshan North Road) beautified to impress foreign visitors and diplomats, other areas steadily got out of control.
五十年代高玉樹常台北市長，最重要的市政是拆違建。違建每個城市都有，西方國家常因此提出平價住宅等政策來解決中低收入者在城市的居住問題。