Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry has hiked bicycle fares on its Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui route 15%, to $19.20, or six times the usual adult rate, under a new fare […]
STAR FERRY HIKES WEEKDAY BICYCLE FARES 15% TO $19.20
MIRACLE AS CYCLIST WALKS AWAY AFTER FALLING UNDER BUS
A man who fell under a bus after his bicycle flipped on a tram track had a miraculous escape this afternoon, with apparently no injuries from his horrifying brush with death. The […]
GOVT CLUELESS ON CYCLE TRACK USE, ADMITS SEC DEV
Officials have no idea how many cyclists use Hong Kong’s cycle paths, admitted Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun in LegCo today, after some tough questions on the city’s biking network and […]
PLANNERS, BIKE ADVOCATES SPAR ON SPACE, AGREE ON ROAD PRIORITIES
Transit Jam’s inaugural online forum Rethinking “Vehicles First” drew 45 participants from Hong Kong and overseas for a lively two-hour programme of ideas, vision and debate on tackling the city’s major urban transport challenges. […]
NEW TRACK LACKS BACKBONE, OMITS LOCAL NEEDS: CYCLING ALLIANCE
As a key segment in the linking of New Territories cycle tracks goes live tomorrow, the network as a whole is a “missed opportunity” according to the chairman of Hong Kong’s biggest […]
RIDE OF SILENCE REMEMBERS SLAIN CYCLISTS
Hundreds of cyclists joined Hong Kong’s annual Ride of Silence via video link on Wednesday night (20 May), with over 20 of them congregating at the traditional Tsim Sha Tsui clocktower starting […]
GOVT STEPS UP ATTACK ON URBAN BIKE PARKING
Cyclists are fuming at the government’s hardened stance on bicycle parking, seen in a draft of Hong Kong’s new Road Users’ Code gazetted Friday. Under existing law, and as outlined in the […]
GOVT REJECTS GLOBAL COVID-19 CYCLING SURGE ON ROAD SAFETY FEARS
Carrie Lam’s administration has doubled down on its anti-cycling stance in urban areas, even as cities around the world are seeing a resurgence in cycling under coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing protocols. […]
