On the busy streets of Hong Kong, one-man newspaper Transit Jam is shining a light on the city's shamefully poor record on providing road safety for cyclists and walkers
A great article about a great organization. Sadly there is not enough emphasis given to pedestrianization and car reduction, though the likes of Transit Jam and Paul Zimmerman's Designing Hong Kong do well. I suppose car ownership is till quite cheap here and the mind-set is firmly in favour of that. Funnily enough I was given a company car when I first arrived, though soon discovering that various buses plied the routes I needed to in a much more restful and economical manner, I ditched the thing asap ! It worked out well, company gave me an increase as compensation and Hong Kong was rewarded with one less car (it was scrapped in the end) ! Win-win.
A great article about a great organization. Sadly there is not enough emphasis given to pedestrianization and car reduction, though the likes of Transit Jam and Paul Zimmerman's Designing Hong Kong do well. I suppose car ownership is till quite cheap here and the mind-set is firmly in favour of that. Funnily enough I was given a company car when I first arrived, though soon discovering that various buses plied the routes I needed to in a much more restful and economical manner, I ditched the thing asap ! It worked out well, company gave me an increase as compensation and Hong Kong was rewarded with one less car (it was scrapped in the end) ! Win-win.
So interesting for so many different reasons.