Pedestrianisation (行人專用區)
Objectives:
Improve pedestrian safety and mobility
Promote walking as a transport mode
Discourage access for non-essential vehicles
Improve overall pedestrian environment
Types of Pedestrian Schemes:
1. Full-time Pedestrian Street
Pedestrians have absolute priority
Vehicular access is restricted to emergency services only
Service vehicles may be allowed in specific period, for selected locations. e.g. at Paterson Street
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2. Part-time Pedestrian Street
Vehicular access is only allowed in specific periods
NO on-street parking space ⇨ minimize vehicular access to the area
Loading bays are provided for loading and unloading purposes
E.g. Sai Yeung Choi Street South
3. Traffic Calming Street
Footpaths are normally widened
On-street parking spaces are reduced as far as possible
Taxi stands and green minibus stands are only provided if relocation is not practical
NO restriction to vehicular access
Vehicles are slowed down through the use of traffic calming measures, such as speed tables, kerb build-outs, sharpened corners, road narrowings, gateways
Factors considered in developing a pedestrian scheme:
Pedestrian capacity and safety of the existing footways
Public demand and land use, e.g. are there shops or places of interest which would attract pedestrians flow?
Impact of pedestrianisation on the local traffic and the access and loading/unloading activities of the buildings in the vicinity
Related concepts:
Solutions to transport problems
Effectiveness and feasibility of the solutions
Traffic management strategies
Possible questions that can be asked:
(DBQ/ Essay) Evaluate/ discuss whether pedestrianisation is an effective solution in solving the transport problems in HK.