臺灣地區土地面積狹小,人口密度眾多,發展大眾運輸是政府既定之交通政策,隨著科技的發展,人們的生活也越來越多元化,開始重視休閒娛樂這一方面的發展,汽車、機車的大量使用,對於都市地區帶來空氣汙染、交通壅塞、噪音污染等諸多問題。 由於輕軌運輸系統的最大特色在於其「因地制宜的彈性」與「不斷成長與變化的可能」,因此除了有關機電系統或土木(路權)設計本身之外探討外,還需要在許多相關層面,進行為城市「量身定做」的設計與複雜的介面整合之探討,以及為未來都市之成長變化預作準備。 因此,開始規劃——「環狀輕軌」,近年來各地方政府開始引進輕軌運輸系統(Light Rail Transit) 進而研擬適用於臺灣地區輕軌運輸系統時宜考慮之沿街面都市設計準則,以作為臺灣地區後續推動輕軌運輸系統規劃在沿街面都市設計方面之參考。
Taiwan's land area is small, the population density is numerous, the development of public transport is the government's established traffic policy, with the development of science and technology, people's lives are more and more diversified, began to pay attention to the development of leisure and entertainment, Heavy use, for the urban areas to bring air pollution, traffic congestion, noise pollution and many other issues. As the most important feature of the light rail transport system is its "flexibility of local conditions" and "the possibility of continuous growth or change", in addition to the discussion of electromechanical systems or civil (road) design itself, it is necessary to provide, at many relevant levels In the system and the physical environment of the interaction), for the city "tailored" design and complex interface integration of the discussion, as well as for the future growth of the city ahead of the preparation.