Untitled - Civic Exchange
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY<br />
1. A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLICY 5<br />
1.1 A sustainable transport policy<br />
1.2 Towards sustainable transport<br />
1.3 A paradigm for sustainable transport options<br />
2. IS HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT SYSTEM SUSTAINABLE 13<br />
2.1 Background<br />
2.2 External costs of Hong Kong's current transport system<br />
2.3 Evolving transport objectives<br />
3. ROAD VERSUS RAIL - FINANCING MASS TRANSIT 18<br />
3.1 Introduction<br />
3.2 Off-road transport options<br />
3.3 Transport financing in Hong Kong<br />
3.4 Environmental and mobility benefits of rail<br />
3.5 Future planning for rail<br />
3.6 Recommendations<br />
4. STRATEGIES FOR MINIMIZING VEHICLE TRIPS - PROMOTING<br />
PEDESTRIANISM IN HONG KONG 31<br />
4.1 Introduction<br />
4.2 Influencing vehicle trips<br />
4.3 Promoting pedestrianism<br />
4.4 Recommendations<br />
4.5 Conclusion<br />
5. CLEANER AND MORE EFFICIENT ROAD TRANSPORT 40<br />
5.1 High occupancy road vehicles<br />
5.2 Private and goods vehicles<br />
5.3 Clean power systems<br />
5.4 Recommendations<br />
6. HONG KONG'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT 56<br />
6.1 Recent freight movements<br />
6.2 Projections of freight activity<br />
6.3 Hong Kong as a logistics hub for Southern China<br />
6.4 Towards sustainable freight transport<br />
6.5 Summary, conclusions, and recommendation