Four men were showing off what their cats could do. The engineer's cat drew shapes, the accountant's cat divided cookies evenly, and the chemist's cat precisely measured milk. When it was the government employee's turn, his cat ate the cookies, drank the milk, defecated on the paper, mated with the other cats, claimed a back injury from doing so, filed a report for unsafe working conditions, applied for workers compensation, and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave. This was meant to portray an unproductive government worker.
A boy falls and hurts himself while hiking with his father. He yells in pain and hears his voice echoing through the mountains. Confused, he shouts various things and the echo repeats everything back exactly. The father explains to the boy that life is like an echo, reflecting back to us what we put out. He says we receive in life what we give, so if we want more love we must generate more love from within ourselves. Our lives are a reflection of our own actions.
City Speak XI - Is transport the solution or the enemy? Bruno Charade of HK T...DesigningHongKong
Development and transport are closely related, but how do we connect the dots and guarantee a livable city for future generations?
Lifting the moratorium in Mid-levels, reducing the threshold for redevelopment and the constant pressure to increase density are all choking the older parts of Hong Kong with more traffic and roadside air pollution.
How do we deal with the increased traffic on new roads to the Mainland? How many more roads are we planning to build on our waterfront? Is there too much public transport clogging up our roads? Is replacing pedestrian crossings with subways and footbridges a good thing?
What plans are there for environmentally friendly transport and aesthetically more pleasing transport infrastructure in Hong Kong? Where are the hopes for making our city more pedestrian-friendly? Can new engine technology solve our problems? Could electronic road pricing help? Will the new rail lines be enough? Do we have a sustainable (transport) plan for our city?
Planners, engineers, academics and officials will discuss whether transport is our solution or our enemy.
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Four men were showing off what their cats could do. The engineer's cat drew shapes, the accountant's cat divided cookies evenly, and the chemist's cat precisely measured milk. When it was the government employee's turn, his cat ate the cookies, drank the milk, defecated on the paper, mated with the other cats, claimed a back injury from doing so, filed a report for unsafe working conditions, applied for workers compensation, and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave. This was meant to portray an unproductive government worker.
A boy falls and hurts himself while hiking with his father. He yells in pain and hears his voice echoing through the mountains. Confused, he shouts various things and the echo repeats everything back exactly. The father explains to the boy that life is like an echo, reflecting back to us what we put out. He says we receive in life what we give, so if we want more love we must generate more love from within ourselves. Our lives are a reflection of our own actions.
City Speak XI - Is transport the solution or the enemy? Bruno Charade of HK T...DesigningHongKong
Development and transport are closely related, but how do we connect the dots and guarantee a livable city for future generations?
Lifting the moratorium in Mid-levels, reducing the threshold for redevelopment and the constant pressure to increase density are all choking the older parts of Hong Kong with more traffic and roadside air pollution.
How do we deal with the increased traffic on new roads to the Mainland? How many more roads are we planning to build on our waterfront? Is there too much public transport clogging up our roads? Is replacing pedestrian crossings with subways and footbridges a good thing?
What plans are there for environmentally friendly transport and aesthetically more pleasing transport infrastructure in Hong Kong? Where are the hopes for making our city more pedestrian-friendly? Can new engine technology solve our problems? Could electronic road pricing help? Will the new rail lines be enough? Do we have a sustainable (transport) plan for our city?
Planners, engineers, academics and officials will discuss whether transport is our solution or our enemy.
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com