Shu discovered that by 1976, while the population had reached 550,000, only 45 % of the previously planned roads had been completed.
民國六十九年文化中心一完成，市府便安排文藝季、戲劇季等大型活動，爭取中西藝術團體來表演，且將台南的一些地方戲曲，如南管樂團「南聲社」重新組織起來，為使文化活動「從小扎根」，市政府還招待學生免費看戲。