Today, the Ximending Pedestrian Area not only includes Seimon-chō but also Wakatake-chō (若竹町) and Shinki-chō (新起町).

In 1999, the city government and local stores established Ximending as a pedestrian area, prohibiting the entrance of vehicles on weekends and national holidays, a move that attracted young consumers and brought back business.

[1] Today, Ximending has over twenty theaters and six thousand vendors, and is a popular area for small concerts, album launches, and street performances.

[citation needed] The area around the Red House Theater is considered a center of Taipei's LGBT culture, and Ximending has often featured prominently in Taiwan Pride marches/parades.

[citation needed] Ximending has a higher crime rate compared to the rest of the city with reports of violent brawls and prostitution.