Ren'ai Road (Chinese: 仁愛路; pinyin: Rén'ài Lù, sometimes spelled RenAi, Renai or Jen-Ai) is a major arterial road in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Xinyi District in the east with the Daan and Zhongzheng districts towards the west.
Ren'ai Road forms a one-way couplet with Xinyi Road between Taipei City Hall and Zhongshan Road, with Ren'ai for westbound traffic and Xinyi for eastbound traffic. Along with Xinyi Road, Ren'ai Road has a contraflow bus only lane in the middle of the roadway. Plans to make the road two-way were shelved in 2015.[1] The primarily one-way nature of the road, but with a contraflow bus-lane going the other way, was blamed for the death of US neuroscientist Bruce Bridgeman, who had been looking one way and not the other whilst crossing the road, but was struck by a bus going through the bus-only lane.[2] Following the accident, bilingual English and Chinese signage was installed on the crossings on Ren'ai Road in 2017.[3]
As of 2023, the Palace mansion on Ren'ai Road had been valued as Taiwan's most valuable residential property for 13 years running.[4]
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (26 March 2015). "No change to traffic patterns for Renai, Xinyi roads: mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Lin, Sean (30 July 2016). "Confusion over traffic may have led to US scientist's death". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Lin, Sean (7 April 2017). "Bilingual warning signs installed on Renai Road". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Taipei 101 named most valuable commercial property in Taipei for 11th year". Formosa News. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.