In fact, the city government began to undertake urban renewal by means of "zone expropriation" as early as two decades ago. The Taipei City Urban Renewal Ordinance was passed in 1998 to encourage residents to initiate projects of their own. A variety of incentives are beginning to show results: 165 renewal project applications have been submitted to date.
事實上，早在二十多年前，台北市政府就開始以「區段徵收」方式辦理都市更新，而為了獎勵民間自辦，更多次修正「台北市都市更新自治條例」，提出多項政策誘因，也成功吸引了至今共 165 件都更申請案。