Research, Development and Evaluation Commission

According to the poll conducted in August 2022 by the RDEC (Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission) of Taipei City Goverment, 69% of citizens thought Taipei City's urban aesthetics passed, while 26% thought it failed, if a score of 60 is a pass. The average score is 64.31 points, which is similar to March result. After reminding the municipal government to promote various efforts to enhance the city's aesthetics in recent years, including the East-West Gateway Project, market reconstruction, MRT green corridor reconstruction, social housing public art, community alley beautification and park landscape optimization, 65% of people are satisfied, 20% are dissatisfied, and 15% are unsure or no opinion.

In terms of city aesthetics, under the multiple-choice and option not prompting method, the main reasons for passing were the Overall cleanliness of the city appearance (35%), Rich of green spaces (33%), The cleanliness or tidy streets (24%), Distinctive exterior design of new public buildings (14%); the reasons for failing to pass are the Old and dirty exterior of the building (54%),  Cluttered city appearance and environment (24%), and Lack of construction and changes (19%). Compared with the previous results in March 2022, both reasons for qualified were the Cleanliness of the city environment, Rich green spaces, and the Cleanliness of the streets. More than half of those who disatisfied indicated that the building appearance was old and dirty.

This survey asked the public about their satisfaction with Taipei City as a whole or urban landscape projects near their homes. With a satisfaction rate of 59-78%, most Taipei City residents were pleased with the cleanness of streetscapes, green landscaping, and exterior design of public buildings. People are relatively dissatisfied with the clean appearance of folk buildings, with the satisfaction with the clean appearance of folk buildings near their homes (52%) being higher than the overall impression of the city (48%).

Opinion Poll Methodology   

The survey was conducted between August 29th and September 2nd, 2022. A total of 1,115 Taipei citizens over 18 were successfully interviewed, while 1,972 rejected the interview. The margin of sampling error is ±2.93% at a 95% confidence level. The residential numbers in Taipei City were randomly selected from a system of 2-digit mantissa substitution. Gender, age, and place of residence are taken into account when calculating sampling weights.