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Walking as a Planned Activity: Elevated Pedestrian Network and Urban Design Regulation in Hong Kong

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  • Zheng Tan
  • Charlie Q.L. Xue

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This paper sets the elevated pedestrian systems of Hong Kong in the context of planning regulation and land finance. Pedestrian networks have enhanced the internal circulation of major catchment areas around activity centres and transportation interchanges. They have become an administratively and economically successful model in the absence of a democratic urban design process. By tracking the evolving concept of the grade-separated pedestrian networks in Hong Kong, the paper examines the evolution and institutionalization of such a spatial system. It argues that quantitative terms in urban design control cannot tackle environment quality as a complicated human experience and cultural phenomenon. The discussion further raises a concern about increasing public facilities manipulated by private enterprises and the city government as an active mediator in distributing spatial resources.

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  • Zheng Tan & Charlie Q.L. Xue, 2014. "Walking as a Planned Activity: Elevated Pedestrian Network and Urban Design Regulation in Hong Kong," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(5), pages 722-744, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:19:y:2014:i:5:p:722-744
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2014.946895
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    1. Murakami, Jin & Villani, Caterina & Talamini, Gianni, 2021. "The capital value of pedestrianization in Asia's commercial cityscape: Evidence from office towers and retail streets," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 72-86.
    2. Lingzhu Zhang & Alain JF Chiaradia, 2022. "Walking in the cities without ground, how 3d complex network volumetrics improve analysis," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(7), pages 1857-1874, September.
    3. Xueying Wu & Yi Lu & Yaoyu Lin & Yiyang Yang, 2019. "Measuring the Destination Accessibility of Cycling Transfer Trips in Metro Station Areas: A Big Data Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-16, July.
    4. Barber, Lachlan B., 2020. "Governing uneven mobilities: Walking and hierarchized circulation in Hong Kong," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).

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