Fostering Mobility in a Compact City – - PowerPoint Presentation

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Fostering Mobility in a Compact City – Hong Kong’s Experience

Professor Anthony B.L. CheungSecretary for Transport and HousingHong Kong, China Slide2

Hong Kong – Some basic facts2Population: 7.3 million Landscape: Hilly and mountainous with steep slopes

Densely populated and highly compactCongested trafficSlide3

Our strategy – Promoting public transport3Public Transport-based Policy90% of community uses public transport to commute12 million passenger trips per day

Public Transport includes railway, buses, public light buses, taxis, trams and ferries Hong Kong Public Transport ranked 1st out of 84 cities (Arthur D Little’s Urban Mobility Index) Slide4

Our strategy – Promoting public transport4Public transport strategy: Railway as backbone By 2031, railway will cover:

75% of residential areas85% of employment opportunitiesFranchised buses providing feeder services to the railway network“Railway as backbone” strategySlide5

Complementary role of “walking”5Hong Kong’s walking pattern-30% made at least one walk-only trip on weekdaysOver

70% walked to access a transport mode and to reach destination after alighting from vehicle Relying on Public TransportDiversity in our mobility system to cater for different travel needsWalking and cycling as a mode of short-distance commutingSlide6

Walking initiatives in Hong KongElevated Walkway SystemHillside Escalator System

Universal Accessibility ProgrammeCovered WalkwayPedestrianisation SchemeSlide7

Elevated Walkway System7Connectivity of skywalks between office buildings, residential complex and shopping mallsAvoid walking on the roadside which filled with vehicular emissionsPedestrians can access different facilities through footbridges

Extensive walkway system in Central

Footbridges in Tsuen Wan – a local communitySlide8

Hillside Escalator System8Densely populated districts situated in hilly placesHillside escalator links and elevator systems serve to ensuring smooth mobility of citizensEmerging of restaurants, bars and moderns shops next to hillside escalator system

“Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System” Running through narrow streets up-hill and all the way reaching the mid-level residential areas.Slide9

Universal Accessibility Programme9Installation of barrier-free facilities at public walkwaysBarrier-free living environment in public housing estates to facilitate people with diverse mobility needs

Before

AfterSlide10

Covered Walkway10Pedestrian walkways connecting to major public transport interchanges are equipped with coversTo facilitate the use of public transport and the ease of switching between modes in the transportation interchange

Covered walkway along our harbourfront Slide11

Pedestrianisation Scheme11Giving road-use priority to pedestrians, yet having due regard to the right of other road users

Full-time pedestrian precinct zone

Part-time Pedestrian

Street

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ootpaths

widening worksSlide12

Promotion of Cycling12Cycling as green commuting in New Towns and New Development AreasPutting in place a trunk cycle track network of over 80 kmImproving existing cycling tracks and facilities

Promoting the importance of cycling safety through publicity and educationSlide13

Challenges ahead

While doing more to facilitate walkability and promoting non-

mechanised

transport means, we cannot lose sight of the need to extend our public transport system.

Public Transportation Plus

Public Transport complemented by walkability and cycling-friendly measuresSlide14

Public to change habit?14Competing use of limited road space between motorists, pedestrians and cyclistsNeed to handle public request for not changing commuting habits and patternsOpposing public opinions

Bus route

rationalisation

scheme

Pedestrianisation

projectsSlide15

Way AheadMindset change in the communityReflecting on city life

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