Taiwan's Cabinet on Thursday approved a set of draft guidelines on pedestrian sidewalk safety that if passed will require central and local governments to formulate plans to upgrade pedestrian infrastructure and enforce punitive measures to deal with facilities that obstruct pedestrian walkways.
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