[sustran] Re: nmt stats for asia

[Jain Alok]

Walter,

We conducted a mode of access survey of passengers in 1996 for East Rail in
Hong Kong. Bicycle recorded a mode share of only about 1% and that too for
sub-urban stations. I personally think that does not represent bicycle usage
as such because bicycle are quite popular in Hong Kong specially in New
Towns, where there are good bicycle paths. One of the reason for low mode of
access share for bicycle may be the lack of formalised bicycle parking
facility close to the existing stations. For future railway lines, good
bicycle parking facilities are being planned at the stations and that is
expected to drive this share up.

Alok Jain
Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation
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From: ITDP [mailto:mobility at igc.org]
Sent: January 26, 2000 6:32 AM
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Subject: [sustran] nmt stats for asia


Does anyone have bike mode share statistics for Singapore and Hong Kong
and maybe Taipei, either journey to work or as a feeder trip to commuter
trains or rails.  John Kaehney of Transportation Alternatives was just
attacked in a transport journal by someone who said bikes didnt make any
sense in New York because of its high density, and they sited Hong Kong
as a similar place with no bike trips.  I know its ridiculous, but it
would be good to quote him chapter and verse in a rebuttal.

Thanks
Walter Hook

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