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Our research and advocacy publications, letters to government and other organisations, and press releases.
Position Paper for the Future Traffic and Transport Strategy
In response to the Traffic and Transport Strategy Study launched by the Government in late 2021 and the strategy blueprint now being drawn up, we published this position paper in November 2023 to offer our views on the future of transport planning and development in Hong Kong. We hope the Government will use this strategy study to rethink road planning in depth — rebalancing the relationship between people and vehicles through better design standards, managing private car demand more firmly, and moving towards more humane and "forgiving" street design. Stronger protection for vulnerable road users and a Vision Zero target for road deaths and serious injuries are especially crucial.
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Narrow the junction, add a set-back raised crossing, remove the misleading refuge island, and make Tai Po Centre a 30 km/h zone.
Related：Walking Environment → Related：30 km/h Low Speed Zones →
Submission on the Public Consultation for the First Five-Year Plan for the Economic and Social Development of the HKSAR (2026–2030)
Factsheet: The Debate over Mandatory Cycling Helmet Legislation
Helmets reduce injury severity and are worth encouraging — but should they be compulsory? Local casualty data and international evidence on the wider health and mobility impacts of a helmet law.
Related：Helmet Law →
Jointly with Kowloon Green Way, further comments on the proposed walking and cycling link between Ngau Tam Mei and San Tin — including leaving room for a future connection to the nearby Sha Po development area — for consideration at the detailed design stage.
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Factsheet: Noise Pollution from Illegally Modified Vehicles and Enforcement Reform
The public-health toll of illegally modified, noisy vehicles, evidence of a failing enforcement regime, and reform options drawn from the UK, France, Taiwan and Singapore.
We oppose relaxing window-tint rules. Clear sightlines and eye contact are essential to the safety of people walking and cycling.
Following our comments on the project's EIA study brief, we sent the Highways Department our proposal for a cycle track alongside the highway and requested a meeting.
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Jointly with Kowloon Green Way, we support a quality cycle network in the new development area, propose a hillside boardwalk linking Lung Kwu Tan and Tuen Mun West, and ask that the Tuen Mun waterfront be planned for walking and cycling once the public cargo working area relocates.
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Proposal on an Additional Cycle Track for the Northern Metropolis Highway (Tin Shui Wai Section)
Prepared with Kowloon Green Way and submitted on the project's EIA study brief, our proposal for a safe, direct cycle track alongside the Tin Shui Wai section of the Northern Metropolis Highway — meeting the needs of Tin Shui Wai and northern Yuen Long, overcoming gaps in today's cycle network, and offering a better alternative to a Nam Sang Wai cycle track. Includes alignment, implementation priorities and an English executive summary.
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →Information Sheet: Installing Trixi Mirrors at Signalised Junctions
What Trixi mirrors are, how they help large-vehicle drivers see cyclists and pedestrians in their nearside blind spot, and installation specs and evidence from London, Germany and the Netherlands.
Related：Direct Vision Standard →
Information Sheet: Mandatory Blind-spot Warning Stickers on Large Lorries
How France and London require blind-spot warning stickers on heavy goods vehicles — size, placement and design rules — and why it is a low-cost, high-visibility safety measure.
Related：Direct Vision Standard →
We call for retrofitting blind-spot mirrors on existing lorries, adding Trixi mirrors at junctions and mandatory blind-spot warning stickers.
Related：Direct Vision Standard →
Hung Hom Station and Waterfront Sites: Planning Recommendations
Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Our response to the proposed toll: precise pricing, public transport priority, reallocating surface road space, and area-based congestion charging.
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments →About 190 m of continuous railings line the westbound carriageway. We urge the Transport Department to remove unnecessary railings under its own minimalist guidelines.
Related：Walking Environment →
Northern Metropolis — New Territories North New Town and Ma Tso Lung: Street, Cycle Network and Planning Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Northern Metropolis — Ngau Tam Mei NDA: Street, Cycle Network and Planning Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Six Proposals for the 2025-26 Budget Consultation
Recommended Street Design Illustrations for the Government
Design principles and illustrated cross-sections for primary, district and local distributor roads — clear functional roles and people-oriented design for each road type.
Related：Walking Environment → Related：Cycling Network →
Street Design Toolkit
A practical toolkit of 16 people-oriented street design measures — 8 for road links, 8 for junctions — from lane narrowing and 30 km/h design speeds to kerb extensions, bus priority signals and CYCLOPS junctions. Each measure sets out its purpose, rationale and the road classes it suits, with a rating for cost-effectiveness and implementation resistance, drawing on overseas research and practice.
Related：Walking Environment → Related：Cycling Network → Related：30 km/h Low Speed Zones →
Meeting Presentation: Key Recommendations for the Traffic and Transport Strategy Study and Design Proposals for Piloting 'Green Roads' in New Development Areas
In September 2024 we met the Transport Department and its consultant to give input on the Traffic and Transport Strategy Study. The presentation sets out the four strategies of our position paper, together with design proposals for piloting 'Green Roads' in New Development Areas, including before-and-after street sections by road hierarchy and a street design toolkit for links and junctions.
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments → Related：Walking Environment → Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
The junction has a corner radius of over 10 m plus a taper. We urge narrowing it to 6 m and adding a raised table.
Related：Walking Environment →
We propose requiring Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in the taxi fleet and ride-hailing regulatory frameworks.
Ten Proposals for the Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address Consultation
Strictly control traffic, do not widen South Lantau Road, and connect South Lantau by walking, cycling and public transport.
TD data shows 571 all-pedestrian-green junctions, most suitable for diagonal crossings. We urge faster trials and a lenient approach to diagonal crossing in the meantime.
Related：Walking Environment →Co-signed with Kowloon Greenway: urging councillors to fight for the cycle bridge and lift cut from the Route T4 works.
Related：Cycling Network →
Land Use Review of Lau Fau Shan, Tsim Bei Tsui and Pak Nai: Street and Cycle Network Design Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
San Tin Technopole Road Works: Street and Cycle Network Design Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Tuen Mun San Hing Road / Hong Po Road Development Area (Road Works): Street and Cycle Track Design Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
The airport is just 3.8 km from Tung Chung. We propose building cycling and walking links alongside the planned Airport–Tung Chung Link.
Related：Cycling Network →We urge traffic calming on Hoi Bun Road and across the Kowloon East business areas, and a 30 km/h pilot zone.
Related：30 km/h Low Speed Zones →
Position Paper Summary: Future Traffic and Transport Strategy
A presentation summarising our position paper — its vision, four key strategies and 99 recommendations.
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments →
We welcome new walking and cycling measures, but the nine proposals lack strategies on managing car demand and road safety. We urge a concrete Vision Zero target.
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments →
Position Paper for the Future Traffic and Transport Strategy
In response to the Traffic and Transport Strategy Study launched by the Government in late 2021 and the strategy blueprint now being drawn up, we published this position paper in November 2023 to offer our views on the future of transport planning and development in Hong Kong. We hope the Government will use this strategy study to rethink road planning in depth — rebalancing the relationship between people and vehicles through better design standards, managing private car demand more firmly, and moving towards more humane and "forgiving" street design. Stronger protection for vulnerable road users and a Vision Zero target for road deaths and serious injuries are especially crucial.
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments →Cycle collisions have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels and 87% are minor. A mandatory law is disproportionate and would deter first- and last-mile cycling.
Related：Helmet Law →San Tin Technopole: Street and Cycle Track Design Recommendations
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
The junction lacks an at-grade crossing and sightlines are blocked by planters. We call for a road safety audit and a surface crossing.
Related：Walking Environment →
Comments on the Strategic Studies on Railways and Major Roads beyond 2030
Related：Responding to Transport Policy Developments →
Kwu Tung North & Fanling North NDAs: Street and Cycle Track Design Recommendations (Supplementary Summary)
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Joint release with LocoBike: survey findings from over 2,000 regular cycle users, analysis of cycle collision data, and design recommendations for safer cycle tracks.
Related：Helmet Law →
Consultation Response on the NTCTN Cycle Track between Tsuen Wan Bayview Garden and So Kwun Wat
Related：Cycling Network →
Comments on the Design of Streets and Cycleway Network for PWP Item No. 7828CL (Kwu Tung North & Fanling North NDAs)
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Comments on the Design of Streets and Cycleway Network for PWP Item Nos. 7787CL (Part) and 7829CL (Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen NDA)
Related：Cycling Network → Related：Transport Planning for New Development Areas →
Lion Rock Tunnel Walking & Cycling Passage Proposal
There is currently no safe cycling route for commuting between Kowloon and the New Territories, so cycling is still seen as merely a leisure activity. With the Highways Department planning to improve and expand the Lion Rock Tunnel — leaving the northbound Kowloon-to-New Territories tube unused — we joined Kowloon Green Way and other cycling groups to advocate converting it into a walking and cycling passage. This infrastructure has enormous potential: it would open a safe, convenient cycling link between Kowloon and the New Territories, bringing Hin Keng and Lok Fu within about twenty minutes of each other, and making cycling a genuine commuting option in both planning and practice.
Related：Cycling Network →
Following the District Council discussion, we urge the Transport Department to introduce a 30 km/h zone and physical traffic calming in the market area.
Related：30 km/h Low Speed Zones →
‘Collision Not Accident’: An Overview of Road Danger against Pedestrians in Hong Kong
Walking is inseparable from our daily lives, yet it is one of the most vulnerable ways to travel in Hong Kong. Between 2015 and 2019, 350 people were killed in traffic collisions while walking. To help the Government and the public tackle pedestrian casualties, we used Transport Department collision data to carry out a comprehensive, spatially-oriented analysis of pedestrian safety in Hong Kong, and published this report in August 2022.
Related：Collision Database →
Analysing every pedestrian collision from 2015–2019, we identify the Top 10 hotzones and put forward ten policy and street design recommendations.
Related：Collision Database →Widening will only induce more traffic. We propose park-and-ride, a roadside cycle track and targeted bottleneck fixes instead.
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