First of all, why “west of Taipower station” instead of “around Taipower station”?  The answer reveals a key difference between stations in Taiwan (and perhaps most of the world) and stations in Japan.

In a word, Taipower station is a means, not an end.  It’s a way to get from A to B, not a destination in and of itself.  The station is not a “station city” like Sannomiya, Shinjuku, or Wangsimni.  The minimal attractions of the station do not outweigh the 7 lane avenue that runs above it, almost dividing the west and east into two separate neighborhoods:

The neighborhood which I refer to here as “west of Taipower station” is defined very crisply by Roosevelt Road (7 lanes), Shida Road (6 lanes), Xinhai Road (8 lanes + immense median), and Tingzhou Road (10 lanes):

Here is a view looking north-east along Shida Road, where it intersects with Roosevelt Road:

Luckily for the residents, this small neighborhood has all the creature comforts:

• 1 konbini (Hi Life)
• 1 petrol station (CPC)
• 1 mosque
• 1 church
• 1 small park (appears unused, very plain; just grass and trees)
• etc, etc…

A detailed list of shops and stores on 3 of the neighborhood’s 11 blocks:

The enterprises on the block containing the mosque:

• A dry-cleaner’s
• A dental clinic
• A coffee shop (Hi Cafe)
• A konbini (Hi Life)
• Vieworld (“vide and music living mart”)
• Profi-car scooter shop (“used new buy sell / repair / maintain”)
• Tokyo Sakura (“an Indonesian shop”)
• Zoo (“bar & bistro”)
• Daja Juice (fruit juice)
• A food store (食品)

The enterprises on the extra small block between exit 1 and the mosque:

• A locksmith
• Mr. Rich (“original brand men’s design quality clothing” open 2pm-10pm)
• Just Pet (a general store for pets)
• Loop Music Studio (shows up on Google Maps, but is not visible in Street View)

The enterprises facing Shida Road on the block containing exit 5:

• A science cram school (科学小芽子)
• A cooking school? (Joy in Kitchen)
• A second hand bookstore (SPBook)
• A protestant church
• A coin-op laundry
• A digital image center（数位影像？出中心）
• A specialty shop for “women’s outdoors products” (女性户外用品专门店)
• A dental clinic for the aged (长龄牙医诊所）
• A gym
• An upscale ice cream and snack cafe (平安京茶事)

Which is not bad for a neighborhood that can be walked end to end in 6 minutes: