The Making of Hong Kong:
3D pedestrian network as the critical walking infrastructure
The three-dimensional pedestrian network, enabling multi-level city living in a vertical metropolis, is a fundamental consideration in urban planning and design practices for high-density cities.
The Making of Hong Kong:
3D pedestrian network as the critical walking infrastructure
The three-dimensional pedestrian network, enabling multi-level city living in a vertical metropolis, is a fundamental consideration in urban planning and design practices for high-density cities.
A research team within HKUrbanLabs, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
By Yao Du, Guibo Sun, and Mei-po Kwan
Our paper in the Journal of Transport and Land Use is online! We found older people prefer "bus + metro" rather than metro-dominated travel mode, and mixed-mode benefits physical and mental health. It challenges TOD design in Asian cities, where metro is developed as the public transport system but bus service is often overlooked.