Taipei City’s Department of Transportation will issue an English-version Taipei Bus Route Handbook to provide better service to foreign athletes and guests for the upcoming 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.
The handbooks will be available at MRT stations, district offices and tourist information centers around the city, said Cheng Chia-liang (鄭佳良), director of the department’s Public Transportation Office.
English translations have been added to route maps at bus stops on 13 major streets since 2005.
The office will step up efforts to add English at all remaining bus stops by the end of the month in preparation for the Deaflympics, he said.
The Deaflympics, which will be held between Sept. 5 and Sept. 15, will be the biggest international sports event Taipei City has ever hosted.
Approximately 4,000 athletes from 81 countries are expected to participate.
The organizing committee said the event would attract more than 10,000 visitors from around the world.
English and Japanese-speaking taxi drivers from eight taxi groups will also service foreign guests and visitors during the event.
Cheng said more than 5,000 taxis around the city have been providing foreign language services since the Taipei City Government established English and Japanese-speaking taxi fleets in 2004.
Cheng said the department also held a series of free classes for taxi drivers last month to strengthen their foreign language abilities and inform them about the Deaflympics and top attractions in the city.
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