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Originally Posted by Razqal
why couldnt they just consolidate all that land, parking lots, knock down some of those those old, crappy, concrete buildings
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The government just can't. What you are asking is a city government to knock down hundreds of buildings in several city blocks, force thousands people move away from their homes and build a new business/convention/shopping center. This kind of thing can only happen in countries with autocratic government. Too bad that Taipei's early development was without a proper plan when the government had the power to do whatever it wants to do. Now, what the government can do is to build big projects in new places and gradually shift the city center to there.