[sustran] Re: Bangkok Transit System ('Skytrain')

[Jain Alok]

In Hong Kong, Park'n'ride is planned not only in new towns but also in urban
fringes.

I never thought that PnR in Bangkok should be at all staions but at the end
stations it certainly is a good idea. I am not very familiar with the
alignment (I left the city before they started the construction) but if I
remember correctly the alignment ends at Morchit and Onnui which as I recall
are not central urban areas. They are urban fringes and can certainly
provide an opportunity to reduce congestion in central areas.

Alok Jain
Hong Kong
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From: SUSTRAN Resource Centre [mailto:sustran at po.jaring.my]
Sent: November 22, 1999 3:47 PM
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Subject: [sustran] Re: Bangkok Transit System ('Skytrain')


At 14:53 22/11/99 +0800, Alok Jain wrote:
>Surprised to hear that "Park & ride" is considered impractical and
>unfeasible in Bangkok because of "high cost of land and parking". In Hong
>Kong, where the land and cost of parking is much dearer (I think this is
>undisputed) Government is actively pushing for Park-n-ride as a means to
>reduce urban congestion. 

I think that the explanation may be that the new mass transit system in
Bangkok currently does not extend beyond the inner area of the city which
is densely built up.  There is also a danger that by putting park n' ride
in such dense, mixed land-use locations could possible even reduce
ridership by reducing the amount of human activity in the vicinity of
stations. I imagine that Park and ride in Hong Kong would only be in the
outer New Town areas (please correct me if I am wrong). 

Paul

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