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SITCE 2016 – INNOVATING TRANSPORT FOR LIVEABLE CITIES
Creating Car-Lite Streets and Precincts –
Sustainable Mobility with Public Transport
Vincent Loh
Technical Consultant
CPG Consultants Pte Ltd
Session 17
Thu 20 Oct 2016
1515-1530H
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
Enhancing pedestrian environment for greater mobility & accessibility
to public transport
A. Definition and Scope
• Walkability or walking accessibility relates
to how inviting and safe is the
neighbourhood for walking
• Walkability promotes urban sustainability
with its triple bottom line (TBL) of social,
environmental and economic benefits
• Good and safe accessibility to transit
services is key to mode choice, over other
aspects like cost, travel time, crowding etc.
• Health
SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC
• Active Lifestyle
• Community Building
• Local Identity
• Place Making
etc.
• Use of Public
Transport
• Reduce Carbon
Emission (Car
Usage Restriction)
etc.
• Shops and
Businesses in
Pedestrian Zone
• Employment and
Tourism
• New transit trips
generated
etc.
What makes streets appealing to walk? How far can one walk if
pedestrian-friendly? Studies indicated about 800m or 10 mins average
Criteria for pedestrian friendly streets include:
• Appropriate paths to destinations
• Proximity to attractions and PT
• Walking priority over other road users
• Interesting street scape
• Wide footpaths
• Safe and fewer road crossings
• Adequate lighting
• Good land use mix & variety
• Nice pavements
• Sheltered from harsh weather
• Shady trees and greenery
• Food outlets, kiosks and cafes
• External stimulus and activities like
street art/sculpture and buskers
• Sitting places and rest areas
• People (attracts people) Ameyoko-cho shopping street, Tokyo, Japan
Street art/furniture at Wangfujing
pedestrian street, Beijing, China
Købmagergade Street, Copenhagen, Denmark
Widened
sidewalk at
Queen’s
Road Central,
Hong Kong
A. Definition and Scope
• TOD is transit station communities or
mixed use activity areas, centred
around stations, that encourage
residents, workers and shoppers to
walk and ride transit
• Four key features of TOD are mixed
use and high density development,
public transport centric and walkability
• Urban design factors and a pedestrian
friendly design are positive planning
factors in reducing automobile use
Transit-oriented developments (TOD) generate more pedestrian and
transit trips
Features, benefits and issues of TOD
Source: by author
A. Definition and Scope
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
Walking streets to improve pedestrian environment & accessibility are
still influenced by early planning models and concepts
Some models and principles being:
• Le Corbusier’s Contemporary City concept
- city centre design with high rise office and residential towers;
subterranean transport systems; elevated pedestrian plazas
and walklinks
- segregating cars from pedestrians for speed and safety
Clarence Perry’s
Neighbourhood Unit
(1929)
• Clarence Perry’s Neighbourhood Unit for
walkability
- emphasises walkability within the layout and
design of a neighbourhood > residential
segregated from surrounding arterial roads
but connected internally by walking routes
- system of urban spaces and parks in a
precinct
- configuration of streets, walkways and
structure encourages community interaction
B. Models and Principles
Harvey Corbet’s
City of Future
(1913)
Le Corbusier’s
Contemporary City
(1922)
B. Models and Principles
Models advocate active, lively and safe pedestrian streets and urban
spaces for better social life and city liveability
• Jane Jacob’s Social Capital of vibrant
streets
- generate social capital or value of
community development arising from vibrant
streets that engage people
- people activities make lively and safe streets
- social life of urban spaces need mixed land
use for mixed users at all times of the day
- liveliness and variety attract more liveliness;
deadness and monotony repel life
- create “eyes on the street” or natural
surveillance in the urban environment
Avenida Ámsterdam, a median linear park in
Mexico City, influenced by Garden City concept
• Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City planning
- decentralised towns and inner city sub-divisions
- new town set in greenery and surrounded by a perpetual
greenbelt; a compact, efficient, healthy and beautiful approach
- ample parks and public spaces e.g. park island or linear park
along road avenues
Ebenezer Howard’s
Garden City
(1922)
Jane Jacob’s vibrant streets (1961)
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
C. Typologies and Features
Pedestrian schemes can be classified into full-time, part-time, traffic
calming etc. that in turn have different variations and forms
Full-time Schemes
Pedestrians have exclusivity, priority or right-of-
way or shared space; vehicular access where
applicable is restricted altogether or to service
vehicles only at specific times. Examples:
• purpose-built underground / at grade /
elevated walkways; where such facilities
are integrated with land use development,
then becomes horizontal walk connections
and vertical pedestrian circulation
• single pedestrian-only street or whole
precinct of several streets (all formerly
trafficked)
• disused infrastructures like railway lines and
corridors
Elevated pedestrian network to development & MTR stations, Central, Hong Kong
Smith St
(permanent
pedestrian
food street),
Chinatown,
Singapore
High Line Park
(2.3km of former
elevated railway
line transformed to
a pedestrian
parkway), New York
City, USA
Pedestrianised street,
Sapporo, Japan
Web of elevated walklinks and at grade thoroughfares in Jurong East
connecting buildings and MRT for safe and convenient access
C. Typologies and Features
1
3
56
7
8
Jem
Westgate
JCube
HDB
shophouses
2
Big Box
MRT
Ng Teng Fong
Hospital
hotels
JTC
Summit
4
1
MRT concourse at level 2
22
At grade pedestrian thoroughfare to MRT
6
Elevated walklink to MRT Station
55Elevated walklink – Jem to Big Box
667
4
Elevated walklink – Westgate
to NTF Hospital
5
3At grade pedestrian
thoroughfare to MRT
4
5
Elevated walklink –
Westgate to Jem
Elevated connector –
Westgate to MRT Station
8
The interplay between pedestrians and public transport (PT) is a key
consideration for car-free or car-lite approach
• new infrastructures like road expressways
designed with walking and cycling
holistically
• pedestrian streets co-shared with public
transport modes like trams and buses
(electric for environmentally friendly)
• TODs urban designed for walkability;
enhances land value capture as well
• integrated land use development with
urban spaces and plazas (together with
walking access to PT)
• town centres designed with walk only shop-
fronted streets; also a “walking town” with
intra-town pedestrian / cycling network
C. Typologies and Features
Shared precinct, Angers, France
Tung Chung TOD, Hong Kong
Walking & Cycling Town, Ang Mo Kio,
Singapore
Proposed North-South Expressway
designed with walking & cycling paths
above, Singapore (Source: Straits Times)
Singapore town centres now designed car-lite with pedestrian only
streets and going forward car-free altogether
C. Typologies and Features
Planned Tengah New Town’s car-free
town centre (artist impression)
Source: Straits Times, 9 Sep 16
Toa Payoh Town Centre (pedestrian street / plaza
above underground car park)
Toa Payoh
Town Centre
(pedestrian street)
Bedok
Town Centre
(pedestrian street)
Clementi Town Centre (pedestrian street)
C. Typologies and Features
Part-time closure reclaims road space to bring or add further life, events
and activities to the business/civic districts and shopping belts
Part-time Schemes
Pedestrians can enjoy more urban space in a
car-free environment. Either pedestrians or
vehicles allowed only at specific times. No on-
street parking to discourage car access.
Different scale for different target. Examples:
• Business and civic districts – inject life into
areas that are quiet after office hours e.g.
Car-Free Sundays@SG
• Shopping belts – expand walking cum
human interaction and activity space;
generate more commercial opportunities
e.g. Sai Yeung Choi Street (Hong Kong),
Orchard Rd (Singapore), Kaminarimon-
dōri (Tokyo, Japan)
Car-Free Sunday (Business/Civic
District), Singapore
Sai Yeung Choi Street South,
Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Kaminarimon-dori, Tokyo, Japan
Orchard Rd Pedestrian Night,
Singapore
C. Typologies and Features
Smaller scale neighbourhood roads and laneways scope for similar
part-time pedestrian streets for specific uses and amenities
• Neighbourhood roads – these have specific uses e.g.
food/drinks street after dark or bazaar/market street
during the day; pop-ups like tables/chairs and stall
extensions could occupy the sidewalks or roads; creates
rich pedestrian experience
Tai Yuen Street, Hong Kong
Haji Lane, Singapore
Centre Place, Melbourne, Australia
• Laneways – enhance walkability with a
safe and interesting through passage of
an otherwise indirect walk around blocks
Boon Tat Street, Singapore
C. Typologies and Features
Measures to slow street traffic for pedestrian priority and safety include
speed tables, chicanes, speed humps/strips, curb bulb outs etc.
Traffic Calming Schemes
Pedestrians co-share road space with
motorists but have priority and more
space. Examples:
• Road narrowing/sidewalk widening –
on-street parking removed or reduced
• Urban design for seamless
pavements and roads – street design
and use of materials to intentionally
blur separation of footpaths and roads
• Living street (woonerf) – pedestrians
and cyclists have priority over
vehicles to walk and play the entire
road space; cars are “guests” at
“walking pace”
Pedestrian friendly street (intentional unclear road
markings or separation), Copenhagen, Denmark
Russell St (narrowed road & widened sidewalk),
Hong Kong
Motomachi (narrowed road & widened
sidewalk), Tokyo, Japan
Living street (woonerf), St Paul Minneapolis, USA
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Study 1: Little India, Singapore
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Issues:
• Enhance the Little India precinct which is a tourism attraction and
popular destination for locals alike (particularly the Indian community)
• Reclaim from motorised vehicles more streets for walking for
pedestrian safety and comfort
• Inject greater street vibrancy, human interaction, economic benefits
and linkages to public transport
• Allow train commuters to interchange between nearby MRT stations
than only at interchange MRT stations
D. Impact and Case Studies
Sri Veeramakaliamman
Temple (estd 1881)
Indian
Cultural
Centre
Indian cuisine
Kg Kapor Methodist
Church (estd 1929)
Tekka Centre
Church of the True
Light (estd 1952)
Abdul Gafoor Mosque
(estd 1907)
Little India is rich in sights, sounds, smell and savoury; a place of
various ethnic trades and wares, and cultural and heritage buildings
Residence of Tan Teng Niah
(estd 1900)
D. Impact and Case Studies
Area is well served by public buses and 2 MRT stations on 2 lines;
another station expected in 2017 thereby enhancing accessibility further
DT22
Little India
Station
Rochor
Station
Jalan
Besar
Station
Little
India
500m
330m
380m
• Public buses ply along the one-way pair of Serangoon Rd and
Jalan Besar, at 380m apart (traditional links)
• Existing Little India Station (NEL/DTL) and Rochor Station
(DTL); 500m in between
• In 2017, new Jalan Besar Station, 330m from Rochor Station
NEL – North East Line; DTL – Downtown Line
Source: Google Map
D. Impact and Case Studies
Source: Land Transport Authority (LTA)
With DTL3, train trips from the suburbs expected to do a loop-the-loop
within the city centre enroute; changes in train transfer pattern
• Downtown Line loop-the-loop (LL) will not have
interchange station at the “cross over” or track
spurs to skip the LL
• Train commuters heading east will incur about
18 mins or more from Rochor to Jalan Besar
Stations
• Alternatively, walk transfer from Rochor to Jalan
Besar Stations (akin to bus passengers
transferring not at the same bus stop)
• With higher station
density, transfer
could be at non-
interchange stations
• Review of transfer
rule?
Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another
key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment
DT22
Jalan
Besar
D. Impact and Case Studies
Legend
Existing pedestrian street
permanent
part-time
Suggested pedestrian streets
Suggested pedestrian-friendly
walkways
MRT station access
Signalised pedestrian
Crossing
Pedestrian flows
Source: Google Map
Commerce a key reason for pedestrianisation; to draw the most
discretionary and social activities
• Existing permanent walking
streets within the covered
Little India Arcade and an
open stretch of Campbell
Lane
• Commercial development
including ethnic trades and
wares offers visitors an
attractive and sensory
pedestrian environment
• Better access to public
transport encourages
higher levels of walking
traffic and reasons for more
pedestrianisation
Looking into
covered
pedestrian
street of Little
India Arcade
Covered
pedestrian
street of Little
India Arcade
Pedestrianised
sector of Campbell
Lane – image 1
Pedestrianised
sector of Campbell
Lane – image 2
D. Impact and Case Studies
D. Impact and Case Studies
Areas with good land use mix and public demand particularly on
weekends and public holidays are scope for part-time walking streets
• Part-time pedestrian streets to cater to larger weekend crowd e.g. closure of Dunlop Street
every Sunday from 12pm to 12am
• Cars do not add to street vibrancy but people do; local shops benefit from pedestrianisation
as cars are merely passing through while people are presented with purchase options
Part-time pedestrianised Dunlop St (looking in
from Clive St) – waste bins used to mark closure
Part-time pedestrianised Dunlop
St (towards Serangoon Road)
Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another
key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment
DT22
Jalan
Besar
D. Impact and Case Studies
Legend
Existing pedestrian street
permanent
part-time
Suggested pedestrian streets
Suggested pedestrian-friendly
walkways
MRT station access
Signalised pedestrian
Crossing
Pedestrian flows
Source: Google Map
High passenger flow from Little India Station access to Tekka Centre and
precinct; urban design would further enhance pedestrian experience
Little India Station access to Tekka
Centre and gateway to the precinct
Main walking thoroughfare to Little
India and for transit transfer, skirting
Bt Timah Rd
Major
connecting
bus stop along
Serangoon Rd
outside Tekka
Centre
D. Impact and Case Studies
NOW
POSSIBLE FUTURE
NOW
POSSIBLE FUTURE
NOW
POSSIBLE
FUTURE
Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another
key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment
DT22
Jalan
Besar
D. Impact and Case Studies
Legend
Existing pedestrian street
permanent
part-time
Suggested pedestrian streets
Suggested pedestrian-friendly
walkways
MRT station access
Signalised pedestrian
Crossing
Pedestrian flows
Source: Google Map
Extend pedestrianisation to the entire Campbell Lane with seamless
walking priority across junction with Clive Street
Campbell Lane Campbell LaneExamples of un-signalised pedestrian
friendly seamless junction crossing
Potential pedestrianised
sector
Cross junction connecting these 2 sectors of Campbell Lane
Asahikawa, Japan
Queen Street, Singapore
Bordeaux, France
D. Impact and Case Studies
Existing pedestrianised
sector
D. Impact and Case Studies
Traffic limiting approach reclaims space for pedestrians and human
activities, to improve the urban realm and social life
• Co-shared walking, cycling, PMD
and cars, with enlarged pedestrian
space
• Traffic calming with single lane only
but no restriction to vehicle access
• Pedestrians have
exclusivity
• Vehicular access
limited to
emergencies and
deliveries at
specific times
Car-Free
Car-Lite
PMD – Personal Mobility Device
Madras St between
Campbell Lane and
Dunlop St
NOW
POSSIBLE FUTURE
POSSIBLE FUTURE
D. Impact and Case Studies
Good accessibility to public transport is a fundamental input for a
high level of transit ridership
Examples of wide sidewalks and
traffic calming in pedestrian streets
Upper Weld Rd between
Perak Rd and Jalan Besar
Dunlop St between Perak
Rd and Madras St
Perak Rd
Perak Rd
Source: Google Map
Otaru, Japan
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
POSSIBLE FUTURE NOW
Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another
key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment
DT22
Jalan
Besar
D. Impact and Case Studies
Legend
Existing pedestrian street
permanent
part-time
Suggested pedestrian streets
Suggested pedestrian-friendly
walkways
MRT station access
Signalised pedestrian
Crossing
Pedestrian flows
Source: Google Map
Laneways off the main pedestrian streets can be invigorated with F&B
and retail to add more diversity and also as places of interest
Haji Lane, Singapore
Centre Place, Melbourne
Degraves St, Melbourne Laneway off Upp Weld Rd, Singapore
Potential
Potential
Laneway off Dickson Rd, Singapore
Laneway off Perak Rd, Singapore
Chiu Lung St,
Hong Kong D. Impact and Case Studies
Haji Lane, Singapore
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Study 2: Rochor Canal, Singapore
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Issues:
• Provide more public spaces and parks for leisure/healthy lifestyle and
segregated (from vehicular traffic) pedestrian accessibility in very
built-up CBD and city fringe areas
• Enhance pedestrian connectivity to MRT stations near Rochor Canal
(distances ranging from 25m to 330m away)
• Promote greater community interaction and social life (space for
grassroots, cultural and ethnic events and activities e.g. Deepavali
celebrations, temporary bazaars and flea markets etc.)
With the revitalised Rochor Canal (in 2015), adding a linear park could
offer a “continuous” 2.3km of urban walking adventure and accessibility
D. Impact and Case Studies
900m
1400mIndian Heritage Precinct
(Little India)
Malay Heritage Precinct
(Kampong Glam)
Source: OneMap
A 900m stretch of Rochor Canal
has been diverted and infilled
Another 1.4km of
Rochor Canal has
been improved and
beautified as active
public space (2015)
Rochor Canal at streel level with broad
walkways landscaped with attractive pavements,
rest stops (including bulge-out), pavilion, street
art and furniture.
Canal between Victoria St
and Crawford St
Creating a 900m linear park, an opportunity for sustainable connectivity
with no change to road space, hence net gain to the overall community
D. Impact and Case Studies
Examples………
• Suggested Rochor Canal linear park at
900m similar in scale to Jozenji-dori and
Wakamiya Oji in Japan
• People attracting features like street
art/furniture e.g. seats; shade trees; food
e.g. outdoor kioks; water features;
landscaping e.g. pavements, add to
quality of walk
• People watching add to city culture
Before: Rochor Canal flanked
by grown trees next to Sungei
Rd and Rochor Canal Rd
NYC – New York City
After: Covered up Rochor Canal
(a very wide road divider with
saplings and an uncovered drain)
Jozenji-dori linear park (700m), Sendai, Japan
Wakamiya Oji linear park (500m),
Kamakura, Japan
POSSIBLE FUTURE
NOW
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Study 3: New Downtown @
Marina Bay, Singapore
D. Impact and Case Studies
Case Issues:
• Inject more vitality and activities in the CBD across all hours of the
day including zoning and mixed land use
• Promote better walkability in the CBD to support the urban plans
including a comprehensive pedestrian network well connected to
public transport nodes and hubs for buses and MRT
• Create environmentally friendly, well landscaped and designed, and
car-lite public space and streets
• Enhance the CBD’s overall attractiveness to work, play, shop and
connect (via public transport)
D. Impact and Case Studies
Reclaimed greenfield land at Marina South scope for car-lite, walking and
cycling oriented, accessible to new MRT stations and potentially PMS
• Marina South is reclaimed
land; thus a more defined
grid road network
• Plot size less narrow and
longish frontage; suitable
for integrated development
e.g. MBFC, Marina One
• More open and public
spaces e.g. linear park
holistically planned
• PMS e.g. tram can add to
at grade connectivity and
street vibrancy and social
interaction; also short links
to MRT stations of different
lines
Note
• MBFC – Marina Bay Financial Centre
• PMS – People Mover System
• possible PMS route(s) Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan 2014
D. Impact and Case Studies
Underground Pedestrian Links
Pedestrian Overhead Bridges
Pedestrian network in the CBD connects underground, at grade and
elevated; often integrated with commercial establishments
• Underground pedestrian
network (see map), about
20% progressively
completed
• Underground and sheltered
above or ground level walk
links also due to tropical
heat and monsoon
thunderstorms
• Vertical pedestrian
circulation with integrated
land use development
• CBD MRT stations’ neighbourhoods are characterised transit-oriented developments (TOD) given their
density, diversity and design and all within walking distance from the stations
• With greater CBD station densification and hence closer proximity to each other, the need for pedestrian
inter-station connectivity increases for better and more progressive travel options
Underground Pedestrian
Network
Source: URA
More urban space and parks planned as an integrated whole with other
land use and development in Marina Bay
• Studies suggest that a favourable
walking environment is a
necessary condition to
encourage walking and social life
• Visually and functionally
appealing urban design offers
public space opportunities for
people to chat, linger and mingle
• In agglomerated economies with
localisation of industries e.g.
financial services in the CBD,
urban space are opportunities for
knowledge spill-overs & sharing
• Street corners are places of
chance encounters and quick
chats, and likewise public space
D. Impact and Case Studies
Promenade by the bay – wide paths for
walking, cycling and activities/events
Covered public space/square and surface thoroughfares
connecting adjacent buildings/precincts; also linked by
underpasses to below ground MRT stations and shopping mall
Green and shady walk paths
Separate
cycling and
walking
paths
Building courtyards blending
into pedestrain footpaths
D. Impact and Case Studies
Scope for PMS for intra-CBD travel, complementing the MRT and offering
a “first and last mile” connectivity choice
• Pedestrianised streets co-shared with PMS like trams / LRT enhance
connectivity; generate more transit and pedestrian trips
• Position as short intra-CBD travel akin to feeder and short bus services
offering “first and last mile” connections
• Rail transport mode and stops more identifiable than buses
• Offer CBD views
while riding at
grade or elevated
trams / LRT
Pedestrian street
co-shared with
Transmilenio Bus
Rapid Transit
(BRT), Bogota,
Colombia
Tram and water features to manage
pedestrian crossing points in walking
street downtown, Houston, United States
Trams and people sharing the
pedestrainised Bourke Street,
Melbourne, Australia
Seated pedestrians watching other people
and trams in Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia
D. Impact and Case Studies
• Trams / LRT enjoy
dedicated lane and traffic
calming measures at
commuter stops
• Complements MRT with
trams / LRT providing as
its feeder network in the
CBD
• Not inconsistent with
walkability for CBD by
offering pedestrians a
choice of “hop on and off”
short rides if time is the
essence e.g. a meeting
down the road
PMS sharing vehicular road space gets traffic calming and passenger
priority; trams convenient “hop on and off” for short rides within the CBD
Traffic calming & commuter crossing at tram
stop along Collins St, Melbourne, Australia
Raised tram stop platform for level boarding
along Collins St, Melbourne, Australia
Shared walking and cycling space with trams
along Swanston St, Melbourne, Australia
More space for trams / bicycles less for cars, Gold Coast, Australia
Outline
A. Definition and Scope
B. Models and Principles
C. Typologies and Features
D. Potential Applications
E. Conclusion
E. Conclusion
• Tropical heat discourages walking distance; mitigate with greenery
and trees, design and technology, shelter and shade etc. to provide
comfortable and cooler ambience
• Develop a culture of sharing public space and priority to pedestrians;
cars don’t always have right of way just because it’s a road – design
and code of conduct with legislation and education
• Additional to car ownership / usage restraint measures, public
transport and its eco-system like walking access need further
enhancements to lessen desire of young people to own cars (66% of
respondents 18-35 years old - Sunday Times Car Ownership Survey
2016)
• Besides PCN (now 300km), new walking and cycling infrastructure
progressively added to existing satellite towns / CBD and integrated
pedestrian spaces holistically designed in new towns – a review of
design criteria needed to widen the rest of walkways to better and
safely accommodate cycling/PMDs and pedestrians together
Challenges for pedestrianisation in Singapore going forward…..(1)
PCN – Park Connector Network; PMD – Personal Mobility Device
Wider
common
space for
walking &
cycling
Boon Keng Station crossing from housing
flats to station access (example of
inadequate priority for pedestrians)
E. Conclusion
What pedestrians fear and think of co-sharing space with cyclists/PMDs
“Cycling side by side with fast-moving motor vehicles is
dangerous…would require cycling infrastructure…separated
from the pedestrian footpath and moving vehicles…follow
traffic rules and regulations…if the Government is serious
about looking into promoting cycling as a way of life”
Forum writer in Straits Times dated 16 May 2016
Challenges for pedestrianisation in Singapore going forward…..(2)
• Ageing population and inclusive society – urban design
important to cater to seniors and physically challenged; ramps,
lifts and escalators for horizontal and vertical movements, road
crossings with braille push buttons etc.
• More pedestrian-centric facilities, design and approach to
enhance walkability at public transport hubs and TODs; even
more car-lite or car-free areas e.g. further segregation of
pedestrians from vehicles like subterranean through roads and
car parking
• Connecting housing, amenities and destinations with
convenient, comfortable, sheltered and safe walk links to public
transport nodes like MRT stations and bus stops especially in
suburban areas
• Rail network to reach 360 km by 2030 up from today’s 200 km;
target of 80% of households within 10-minute walk of a rail
station – challenge is the actual and quality of walk
Road crossings – availability,
waiting time, distance between
crossings, crowds crossing,
adequate crossing time etc. impact
walkability
Lifts for seniors and physically challenged at
overhead pedestrian crossings and connectors
to elevated rail stations
E. Conclusion
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Habitat International, Vol 38, p. 106-118
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Thank You
vincent.loh.hs@cpgcorp.com.sg or
vincentloh2012@yahoo.com

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  • 1. SITCE 2016 – INNOVATING TRANSPORT FOR LIVEABLE CITIES Creating Car-Lite Streets and Precincts – Sustainable Mobility with Public Transport Vincent Loh Technical Consultant CPG Consultants Pte Ltd Session 17 Thu 20 Oct 2016 1515-1530H
  • 2. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 3. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 4. Enhancing pedestrian environment for greater mobility & accessibility to public transport A. Definition and Scope • Walkability or walking accessibility relates to how inviting and safe is the neighbourhood for walking • Walkability promotes urban sustainability with its triple bottom line (TBL) of social, environmental and economic benefits • Good and safe accessibility to transit services is key to mode choice, over other aspects like cost, travel time, crowding etc. • Health SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC • Active Lifestyle • Community Building • Local Identity • Place Making etc. • Use of Public Transport • Reduce Carbon Emission (Car Usage Restriction) etc. • Shops and Businesses in Pedestrian Zone • Employment and Tourism • New transit trips generated etc.
  • 5. What makes streets appealing to walk? How far can one walk if pedestrian-friendly? Studies indicated about 800m or 10 mins average Criteria for pedestrian friendly streets include: • Appropriate paths to destinations • Proximity to attractions and PT • Walking priority over other road users • Interesting street scape • Wide footpaths • Safe and fewer road crossings • Adequate lighting • Good land use mix & variety • Nice pavements • Sheltered from harsh weather • Shady trees and greenery • Food outlets, kiosks and cafes • External stimulus and activities like street art/sculpture and buskers • Sitting places and rest areas • People (attracts people) Ameyoko-cho shopping street, Tokyo, Japan Street art/furniture at Wangfujing pedestrian street, Beijing, China Købmagergade Street, Copenhagen, Denmark Widened sidewalk at Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong A. Definition and Scope
  • 6. • TOD is transit station communities or mixed use activity areas, centred around stations, that encourage residents, workers and shoppers to walk and ride transit • Four key features of TOD are mixed use and high density development, public transport centric and walkability • Urban design factors and a pedestrian friendly design are positive planning factors in reducing automobile use Transit-oriented developments (TOD) generate more pedestrian and transit trips Features, benefits and issues of TOD Source: by author A. Definition and Scope
  • 7. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 8. Walking streets to improve pedestrian environment & accessibility are still influenced by early planning models and concepts Some models and principles being: • Le Corbusier’s Contemporary City concept - city centre design with high rise office and residential towers; subterranean transport systems; elevated pedestrian plazas and walklinks - segregating cars from pedestrians for speed and safety Clarence Perry’s Neighbourhood Unit (1929) • Clarence Perry’s Neighbourhood Unit for walkability - emphasises walkability within the layout and design of a neighbourhood > residential segregated from surrounding arterial roads but connected internally by walking routes - system of urban spaces and parks in a precinct - configuration of streets, walkways and structure encourages community interaction B. Models and Principles Harvey Corbet’s City of Future (1913) Le Corbusier’s Contemporary City (1922)
  • 9. B. Models and Principles Models advocate active, lively and safe pedestrian streets and urban spaces for better social life and city liveability • Jane Jacob’s Social Capital of vibrant streets - generate social capital or value of community development arising from vibrant streets that engage people - people activities make lively and safe streets - social life of urban spaces need mixed land use for mixed users at all times of the day - liveliness and variety attract more liveliness; deadness and monotony repel life - create “eyes on the street” or natural surveillance in the urban environment Avenida Ámsterdam, a median linear park in Mexico City, influenced by Garden City concept • Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City planning - decentralised towns and inner city sub-divisions - new town set in greenery and surrounded by a perpetual greenbelt; a compact, efficient, healthy and beautiful approach - ample parks and public spaces e.g. park island or linear park along road avenues Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City (1922) Jane Jacob’s vibrant streets (1961)
  • 10. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 11. C. Typologies and Features Pedestrian schemes can be classified into full-time, part-time, traffic calming etc. that in turn have different variations and forms Full-time Schemes Pedestrians have exclusivity, priority or right-of- way or shared space; vehicular access where applicable is restricted altogether or to service vehicles only at specific times. Examples: • purpose-built underground / at grade / elevated walkways; where such facilities are integrated with land use development, then becomes horizontal walk connections and vertical pedestrian circulation • single pedestrian-only street or whole precinct of several streets (all formerly trafficked) • disused infrastructures like railway lines and corridors Elevated pedestrian network to development & MTR stations, Central, Hong Kong Smith St (permanent pedestrian food street), Chinatown, Singapore High Line Park (2.3km of former elevated railway line transformed to a pedestrian parkway), New York City, USA Pedestrianised street, Sapporo, Japan
  • 12. Web of elevated walklinks and at grade thoroughfares in Jurong East connecting buildings and MRT for safe and convenient access C. Typologies and Features 1 3 56 7 8 Jem Westgate JCube HDB shophouses 2 Big Box MRT Ng Teng Fong Hospital hotels JTC Summit 4 1 MRT concourse at level 2 22 At grade pedestrian thoroughfare to MRT 6 Elevated walklink to MRT Station 55Elevated walklink – Jem to Big Box 667 4 Elevated walklink – Westgate to NTF Hospital 5 3At grade pedestrian thoroughfare to MRT 4 5 Elevated walklink – Westgate to Jem Elevated connector – Westgate to MRT Station 8
  • 13. The interplay between pedestrians and public transport (PT) is a key consideration for car-free or car-lite approach • new infrastructures like road expressways designed with walking and cycling holistically • pedestrian streets co-shared with public transport modes like trams and buses (electric for environmentally friendly) • TODs urban designed for walkability; enhances land value capture as well • integrated land use development with urban spaces and plazas (together with walking access to PT) • town centres designed with walk only shop- fronted streets; also a “walking town” with intra-town pedestrian / cycling network C. Typologies and Features Shared precinct, Angers, France Tung Chung TOD, Hong Kong Walking & Cycling Town, Ang Mo Kio, Singapore Proposed North-South Expressway designed with walking & cycling paths above, Singapore (Source: Straits Times)
  • 14. Singapore town centres now designed car-lite with pedestrian only streets and going forward car-free altogether C. Typologies and Features Planned Tengah New Town’s car-free town centre (artist impression) Source: Straits Times, 9 Sep 16 Toa Payoh Town Centre (pedestrian street / plaza above underground car park) Toa Payoh Town Centre (pedestrian street) Bedok Town Centre (pedestrian street) Clementi Town Centre (pedestrian street)
  • 15. C. Typologies and Features Part-time closure reclaims road space to bring or add further life, events and activities to the business/civic districts and shopping belts Part-time Schemes Pedestrians can enjoy more urban space in a car-free environment. Either pedestrians or vehicles allowed only at specific times. No on- street parking to discourage car access. Different scale for different target. Examples: • Business and civic districts – inject life into areas that are quiet after office hours e.g. Car-Free Sundays@SG • Shopping belts – expand walking cum human interaction and activity space; generate more commercial opportunities e.g. Sai Yeung Choi Street (Hong Kong), Orchard Rd (Singapore), Kaminarimon- dōri (Tokyo, Japan) Car-Free Sunday (Business/Civic District), Singapore Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Kaminarimon-dori, Tokyo, Japan Orchard Rd Pedestrian Night, Singapore
  • 16. C. Typologies and Features Smaller scale neighbourhood roads and laneways scope for similar part-time pedestrian streets for specific uses and amenities • Neighbourhood roads – these have specific uses e.g. food/drinks street after dark or bazaar/market street during the day; pop-ups like tables/chairs and stall extensions could occupy the sidewalks or roads; creates rich pedestrian experience Tai Yuen Street, Hong Kong Haji Lane, Singapore Centre Place, Melbourne, Australia • Laneways – enhance walkability with a safe and interesting through passage of an otherwise indirect walk around blocks Boon Tat Street, Singapore
  • 17. C. Typologies and Features Measures to slow street traffic for pedestrian priority and safety include speed tables, chicanes, speed humps/strips, curb bulb outs etc. Traffic Calming Schemes Pedestrians co-share road space with motorists but have priority and more space. Examples: • Road narrowing/sidewalk widening – on-street parking removed or reduced • Urban design for seamless pavements and roads – street design and use of materials to intentionally blur separation of footpaths and roads • Living street (woonerf) – pedestrians and cyclists have priority over vehicles to walk and play the entire road space; cars are “guests” at “walking pace” Pedestrian friendly street (intentional unclear road markings or separation), Copenhagen, Denmark Russell St (narrowed road & widened sidewalk), Hong Kong Motomachi (narrowed road & widened sidewalk), Tokyo, Japan Living street (woonerf), St Paul Minneapolis, USA
  • 18. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 19. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Study 1: Little India, Singapore
  • 20. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Issues: • Enhance the Little India precinct which is a tourism attraction and popular destination for locals alike (particularly the Indian community) • Reclaim from motorised vehicles more streets for walking for pedestrian safety and comfort • Inject greater street vibrancy, human interaction, economic benefits and linkages to public transport • Allow train commuters to interchange between nearby MRT stations than only at interchange MRT stations
  • 21. D. Impact and Case Studies Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (estd 1881) Indian Cultural Centre Indian cuisine Kg Kapor Methodist Church (estd 1929) Tekka Centre Church of the True Light (estd 1952) Abdul Gafoor Mosque (estd 1907) Little India is rich in sights, sounds, smell and savoury; a place of various ethnic trades and wares, and cultural and heritage buildings Residence of Tan Teng Niah (estd 1900)
  • 22. D. Impact and Case Studies Area is well served by public buses and 2 MRT stations on 2 lines; another station expected in 2017 thereby enhancing accessibility further DT22 Little India Station Rochor Station Jalan Besar Station Little India 500m 330m 380m • Public buses ply along the one-way pair of Serangoon Rd and Jalan Besar, at 380m apart (traditional links) • Existing Little India Station (NEL/DTL) and Rochor Station (DTL); 500m in between • In 2017, new Jalan Besar Station, 330m from Rochor Station NEL – North East Line; DTL – Downtown Line Source: Google Map
  • 23. D. Impact and Case Studies Source: Land Transport Authority (LTA) With DTL3, train trips from the suburbs expected to do a loop-the-loop within the city centre enroute; changes in train transfer pattern • Downtown Line loop-the-loop (LL) will not have interchange station at the “cross over” or track spurs to skip the LL • Train commuters heading east will incur about 18 mins or more from Rochor to Jalan Besar Stations • Alternatively, walk transfer from Rochor to Jalan Besar Stations (akin to bus passengers transferring not at the same bus stop) • With higher station density, transfer could be at non- interchange stations • Review of transfer rule?
  • 24. Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment DT22 Jalan Besar D. Impact and Case Studies Legend Existing pedestrian street permanent part-time Suggested pedestrian streets Suggested pedestrian-friendly walkways MRT station access Signalised pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian flows Source: Google Map
  • 25. Commerce a key reason for pedestrianisation; to draw the most discretionary and social activities • Existing permanent walking streets within the covered Little India Arcade and an open stretch of Campbell Lane • Commercial development including ethnic trades and wares offers visitors an attractive and sensory pedestrian environment • Better access to public transport encourages higher levels of walking traffic and reasons for more pedestrianisation Looking into covered pedestrian street of Little India Arcade Covered pedestrian street of Little India Arcade Pedestrianised sector of Campbell Lane – image 1 Pedestrianised sector of Campbell Lane – image 2 D. Impact and Case Studies
  • 26. D. Impact and Case Studies Areas with good land use mix and public demand particularly on weekends and public holidays are scope for part-time walking streets • Part-time pedestrian streets to cater to larger weekend crowd e.g. closure of Dunlop Street every Sunday from 12pm to 12am • Cars do not add to street vibrancy but people do; local shops benefit from pedestrianisation as cars are merely passing through while people are presented with purchase options Part-time pedestrianised Dunlop St (looking in from Clive St) – waste bins used to mark closure Part-time pedestrianised Dunlop St (towards Serangoon Road)
  • 27. Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment DT22 Jalan Besar D. Impact and Case Studies Legend Existing pedestrian street permanent part-time Suggested pedestrian streets Suggested pedestrian-friendly walkways MRT station access Signalised pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian flows Source: Google Map
  • 28. High passenger flow from Little India Station access to Tekka Centre and precinct; urban design would further enhance pedestrian experience Little India Station access to Tekka Centre and gateway to the precinct Main walking thoroughfare to Little India and for transit transfer, skirting Bt Timah Rd Major connecting bus stop along Serangoon Rd outside Tekka Centre D. Impact and Case Studies NOW POSSIBLE FUTURE NOW POSSIBLE FUTURE NOW POSSIBLE FUTURE
  • 29. Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment DT22 Jalan Besar D. Impact and Case Studies Legend Existing pedestrian street permanent part-time Suggested pedestrian streets Suggested pedestrian-friendly walkways MRT station access Signalised pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian flows Source: Google Map
  • 30. Extend pedestrianisation to the entire Campbell Lane with seamless walking priority across junction with Clive Street Campbell Lane Campbell LaneExamples of un-signalised pedestrian friendly seamless junction crossing Potential pedestrianised sector Cross junction connecting these 2 sectors of Campbell Lane Asahikawa, Japan Queen Street, Singapore Bordeaux, France D. Impact and Case Studies Existing pedestrianised sector
  • 31. D. Impact and Case Studies Traffic limiting approach reclaims space for pedestrians and human activities, to improve the urban realm and social life • Co-shared walking, cycling, PMD and cars, with enlarged pedestrian space • Traffic calming with single lane only but no restriction to vehicle access • Pedestrians have exclusivity • Vehicular access limited to emergencies and deliveries at specific times Car-Free Car-Lite PMD – Personal Mobility Device Madras St between Campbell Lane and Dunlop St NOW POSSIBLE FUTURE POSSIBLE FUTURE
  • 32. D. Impact and Case Studies Good accessibility to public transport is a fundamental input for a high level of transit ridership Examples of wide sidewalks and traffic calming in pedestrian streets Upper Weld Rd between Perak Rd and Jalan Besar Dunlop St between Perak Rd and Madras St Perak Rd Perak Rd Source: Google Map Otaru, Japan Causeway Bay, Hong Kong POSSIBLE FUTURE NOW
  • 33. Besides fares and travel time, walking accessibility to transit another key factor that hinges on inviting and safe pedestrian environment DT22 Jalan Besar D. Impact and Case Studies Legend Existing pedestrian street permanent part-time Suggested pedestrian streets Suggested pedestrian-friendly walkways MRT station access Signalised pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian flows Source: Google Map
  • 34. Laneways off the main pedestrian streets can be invigorated with F&B and retail to add more diversity and also as places of interest Haji Lane, Singapore Centre Place, Melbourne Degraves St, Melbourne Laneway off Upp Weld Rd, Singapore Potential Potential Laneway off Dickson Rd, Singapore Laneway off Perak Rd, Singapore Chiu Lung St, Hong Kong D. Impact and Case Studies Haji Lane, Singapore
  • 35. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Study 2: Rochor Canal, Singapore
  • 36. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Issues: • Provide more public spaces and parks for leisure/healthy lifestyle and segregated (from vehicular traffic) pedestrian accessibility in very built-up CBD and city fringe areas • Enhance pedestrian connectivity to MRT stations near Rochor Canal (distances ranging from 25m to 330m away) • Promote greater community interaction and social life (space for grassroots, cultural and ethnic events and activities e.g. Deepavali celebrations, temporary bazaars and flea markets etc.)
  • 37. With the revitalised Rochor Canal (in 2015), adding a linear park could offer a “continuous” 2.3km of urban walking adventure and accessibility D. Impact and Case Studies 900m 1400mIndian Heritage Precinct (Little India) Malay Heritage Precinct (Kampong Glam) Source: OneMap A 900m stretch of Rochor Canal has been diverted and infilled Another 1.4km of Rochor Canal has been improved and beautified as active public space (2015) Rochor Canal at streel level with broad walkways landscaped with attractive pavements, rest stops (including bulge-out), pavilion, street art and furniture. Canal between Victoria St and Crawford St
  • 38. Creating a 900m linear park, an opportunity for sustainable connectivity with no change to road space, hence net gain to the overall community D. Impact and Case Studies Examples……… • Suggested Rochor Canal linear park at 900m similar in scale to Jozenji-dori and Wakamiya Oji in Japan • People attracting features like street art/furniture e.g. seats; shade trees; food e.g. outdoor kioks; water features; landscaping e.g. pavements, add to quality of walk • People watching add to city culture Before: Rochor Canal flanked by grown trees next to Sungei Rd and Rochor Canal Rd NYC – New York City After: Covered up Rochor Canal (a very wide road divider with saplings and an uncovered drain) Jozenji-dori linear park (700m), Sendai, Japan Wakamiya Oji linear park (500m), Kamakura, Japan POSSIBLE FUTURE NOW
  • 39. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Study 3: New Downtown @ Marina Bay, Singapore
  • 40. D. Impact and Case Studies Case Issues: • Inject more vitality and activities in the CBD across all hours of the day including zoning and mixed land use • Promote better walkability in the CBD to support the urban plans including a comprehensive pedestrian network well connected to public transport nodes and hubs for buses and MRT • Create environmentally friendly, well landscaped and designed, and car-lite public space and streets • Enhance the CBD’s overall attractiveness to work, play, shop and connect (via public transport)
  • 41. D. Impact and Case Studies Reclaimed greenfield land at Marina South scope for car-lite, walking and cycling oriented, accessible to new MRT stations and potentially PMS • Marina South is reclaimed land; thus a more defined grid road network • Plot size less narrow and longish frontage; suitable for integrated development e.g. MBFC, Marina One • More open and public spaces e.g. linear park holistically planned • PMS e.g. tram can add to at grade connectivity and street vibrancy and social interaction; also short links to MRT stations of different lines Note • MBFC – Marina Bay Financial Centre • PMS – People Mover System • possible PMS route(s) Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan 2014
  • 42. D. Impact and Case Studies Underground Pedestrian Links Pedestrian Overhead Bridges Pedestrian network in the CBD connects underground, at grade and elevated; often integrated with commercial establishments • Underground pedestrian network (see map), about 20% progressively completed • Underground and sheltered above or ground level walk links also due to tropical heat and monsoon thunderstorms • Vertical pedestrian circulation with integrated land use development • CBD MRT stations’ neighbourhoods are characterised transit-oriented developments (TOD) given their density, diversity and design and all within walking distance from the stations • With greater CBD station densification and hence closer proximity to each other, the need for pedestrian inter-station connectivity increases for better and more progressive travel options Underground Pedestrian Network Source: URA
  • 43. More urban space and parks planned as an integrated whole with other land use and development in Marina Bay • Studies suggest that a favourable walking environment is a necessary condition to encourage walking and social life • Visually and functionally appealing urban design offers public space opportunities for people to chat, linger and mingle • In agglomerated economies with localisation of industries e.g. financial services in the CBD, urban space are opportunities for knowledge spill-overs & sharing • Street corners are places of chance encounters and quick chats, and likewise public space D. Impact and Case Studies Promenade by the bay – wide paths for walking, cycling and activities/events Covered public space/square and surface thoroughfares connecting adjacent buildings/precincts; also linked by underpasses to below ground MRT stations and shopping mall Green and shady walk paths Separate cycling and walking paths Building courtyards blending into pedestrain footpaths
  • 44. D. Impact and Case Studies Scope for PMS for intra-CBD travel, complementing the MRT and offering a “first and last mile” connectivity choice • Pedestrianised streets co-shared with PMS like trams / LRT enhance connectivity; generate more transit and pedestrian trips • Position as short intra-CBD travel akin to feeder and short bus services offering “first and last mile” connections • Rail transport mode and stops more identifiable than buses • Offer CBD views while riding at grade or elevated trams / LRT Pedestrian street co-shared with Transmilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Bogota, Colombia Tram and water features to manage pedestrian crossing points in walking street downtown, Houston, United States Trams and people sharing the pedestrainised Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia Seated pedestrians watching other people and trams in Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia
  • 45. D. Impact and Case Studies • Trams / LRT enjoy dedicated lane and traffic calming measures at commuter stops • Complements MRT with trams / LRT providing as its feeder network in the CBD • Not inconsistent with walkability for CBD by offering pedestrians a choice of “hop on and off” short rides if time is the essence e.g. a meeting down the road PMS sharing vehicular road space gets traffic calming and passenger priority; trams convenient “hop on and off” for short rides within the CBD Traffic calming & commuter crossing at tram stop along Collins St, Melbourne, Australia Raised tram stop platform for level boarding along Collins St, Melbourne, Australia Shared walking and cycling space with trams along Swanston St, Melbourne, Australia More space for trams / bicycles less for cars, Gold Coast, Australia
  • 46. Outline A. Definition and Scope B. Models and Principles C. Typologies and Features D. Potential Applications E. Conclusion
  • 47. E. Conclusion • Tropical heat discourages walking distance; mitigate with greenery and trees, design and technology, shelter and shade etc. to provide comfortable and cooler ambience • Develop a culture of sharing public space and priority to pedestrians; cars don’t always have right of way just because it’s a road – design and code of conduct with legislation and education • Additional to car ownership / usage restraint measures, public transport and its eco-system like walking access need further enhancements to lessen desire of young people to own cars (66% of respondents 18-35 years old - Sunday Times Car Ownership Survey 2016) • Besides PCN (now 300km), new walking and cycling infrastructure progressively added to existing satellite towns / CBD and integrated pedestrian spaces holistically designed in new towns – a review of design criteria needed to widen the rest of walkways to better and safely accommodate cycling/PMDs and pedestrians together Challenges for pedestrianisation in Singapore going forward…..(1) PCN – Park Connector Network; PMD – Personal Mobility Device Wider common space for walking & cycling Boon Keng Station crossing from housing flats to station access (example of inadequate priority for pedestrians)
  • 48. E. Conclusion What pedestrians fear and think of co-sharing space with cyclists/PMDs “Cycling side by side with fast-moving motor vehicles is dangerous…would require cycling infrastructure…separated from the pedestrian footpath and moving vehicles…follow traffic rules and regulations…if the Government is serious about looking into promoting cycling as a way of life” Forum writer in Straits Times dated 16 May 2016
  • 49. Challenges for pedestrianisation in Singapore going forward…..(2) • Ageing population and inclusive society – urban design important to cater to seniors and physically challenged; ramps, lifts and escalators for horizontal and vertical movements, road crossings with braille push buttons etc. • More pedestrian-centric facilities, design and approach to enhance walkability at public transport hubs and TODs; even more car-lite or car-free areas e.g. further segregation of pedestrians from vehicles like subterranean through roads and car parking • Connecting housing, amenities and destinations with convenient, comfortable, sheltered and safe walk links to public transport nodes like MRT stations and bus stops especially in suburban areas • Rail network to reach 360 km by 2030 up from today’s 200 km; target of 80% of households within 10-minute walk of a rail station – challenge is the actual and quality of walk Road crossings – availability, waiting time, distance between crossings, crowds crossing, adequate crossing time etc. impact walkability Lifts for seniors and physically challenged at overhead pedestrian crossings and connectors to elevated rail stations E. Conclusion
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