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This dissertation, "Comparison and Review on Bus Priority Schemes Between Hong Kong, Singapore and London" by Wing-lun, Wong, 黃穎麟, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: In Hong Kong, franchised buses carry more than 3.9 million passengers daily, ranking at the second highest daily patronage after MTR of 4.8 million. The current public transport policy in Hong Kong encourages the use of railway as the backbone of the public transport system to mitigate congestion and roadside pollution, whilst franchised buses perform as auxiliary and feeder public transport function. With this shift in emphasis, direct measures to assist bus companies in the form of comprehensive bus priority system are lacking. Unlike Hong Kong, the transport authorities in Singapore and London have proactively put in more efforts and resources in optimizing their bus priority schemes in recent years, through setting up the bus-only lanes at congested road sections and implementing traffic signal synchronization integrated with GPS-based system for bus-through traffic, which aim at enhancing service reliability of buses and further promoting the modal shift from private transport to public transport. Though Hong Kong, Singapore and London are well-known metropolitan cities sharing similar compact urban population densities with comprehensive public transport networks, yet they have distinct characteristics and varieties towards the implementation of bus priority schemes. As these cities are also competing for investment, quality living and green development, it is of interest to review the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of current public transport policy in Hong Kong in terms of encouraging the use of economic carriers for better use of road space, as well as to review the role of franchised buses performed in the public transport scene. Meanwhile, it is necessary to examine and compare different types of bus priority schemes implemented between Hong Kong, Singapore and London, in order to provide feasible recommendations on further optimizing and enhancing bus priority scheme in Hong Kong with reference to overseas experience. Subjects: Bus lanes - England - London Bus lanes - Singapore Bus lanes - China - Hong Kong
This draft Local Transport Bill (which comes in 4 volumes: Vol. 1: A consultation; Vol. 2: The draft Bill; Vol. 3: Explantory notes; Vol. 4: Regulatory impact assessments), seeks consultation on a series of proposals to tackle congestion and improve public transport in England and Wales, with some smaller measures applying across Great Britain. It sets out an agenda to empower local authorities to develop local solutions to local transport challenges, for example improving the quality of local bus services, by building on the ideas outlined in the "Putting Passengers First" document. (Available as a pdf on the Department of Transport website, published December 2006, http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/buses/secputtingpassengersfirst/pdfputtingpassfirst). There are proposals to reform the way local transport is managed in major urban areas, through review and proposed changes, if necessary, to existing transport governance. Further the Bill proposes that the existing powers and duties of the Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) should be updated outside London, to provide for a stronger process for planning transport. The Bill also provides support for the introduction of local road pricing, allowing local authorities to develop their own local road pricing schemes. This Draft Bill invites views from interested parties, the consultation closing on Friday 7 September 2007.