Half-completed roads, flyover stubs and “bridges to nowhere”, some abandoned back in the 1980s, show the need for a complete overhaul of government traffic planning mechanisms and transparency, the Ombudsman recommended in […]
ROTTEN SLEEPERS CAUSED RUSH HOUR SMASH
Faulty old sleepers split under pressure causing rails to spreadeagle and throw a crowded commuter train off its tracks during rush hour, injuring eight people, according to the government investigation into last […]
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT LAPSES INTO LENIENCY, CARNAGE
Motorists enjoyed one of the most lenient traffic regimes for 15 years in 2019, as police shifted resources into battling protests and riots and away from traffic enforcement. New figures from the […]
RACECOURSE BIKE ATTITUDE SPARKS PROTEST
A new cycling concern group flexed some muscle at Happy Valley Racecourse today, demonstrating against outdated cycle parking rules and regulations at one of the city’s largest pleasure grounds. A dozen cyclists […]
GOV WILL BUILD RING ROAD, COST UNKNOWN BUT “WE CAN AFFORD IT”
Hong Kong’s finance chief tightened the concrete noose encircling the city today, with the “Lantau Tomorrow” ring road project billed as a top priority in the 2020 budget. At a shiftless Legislative […]
“AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE AUTOMOBILE” IS FLAWED CLICHÉ, SAYS PROF
The “American Love Affair with the Automobile” is a flawed stereotype hampering the development of more walkable cities and concealing a century of persistent pedestrian practices amongst millions of Americans, according to […]
SCOFFLAW VAN PLOUGHS INTO SIDEWALK, RAILINGS FLOP LIKE NOODLES
A two-tonne seven-seater Toyota driving illegally through a restricted zone crashed through safety railings on the busy Caine Road on the 18th February at 14:53. It is believed the driver lost control […]
SAFER CARS LIKE “LOW TAR CIGARETTES”
To a machine, Hong Kong doesn’t look so different from Marrakech, Guadalajara or Port-au-Prince – at least, according to new urban design neural networks developed by a team of scientists led from […]
TOWNGAS ‘FORGETS’ PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CODE
Towngas has apologised after “forgetting” to implement government pedestrian safety guidelines at a work site on Caine Road this week. Workmen at the site spent the last week or so digging the […]
PILOT-FUNDED E-BUSES & HYBRID MINIBUSES DISAPPOINT
There are no Chinese- or Hong Kong-made electric buses and hybrid minibuses currently ready for wide-scale commercial use, say the latest reports from the Environmental Protection Department’s Pilot Green Transport Fund. However, […]