Taipei Road Network Map
Situated in the Taipei Basin framed by the Tamsui and Keelung rivers, Taipei features wide Japanese-era arterial boulevards, elevated expressways, and dense vibrant night market alleys.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
臺北
Urban Grid Pattern
Orthogonal Boulevard Grid & River Bridges
Estimated Road Ways
28,000+
Geographic Bounding Box
24.96, 121.45 to 25.18, 121.65
Primary Arterial Corridors
Zhongxiao East Road, Dunhua South Road, Renai Road, Civic Boulevard Expressway
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Taipei roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Taipei', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Taipei roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Taipei?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.