Though Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour is world-renowned, the harbor front districts are far from walkable. The WPI team surveyed 16 waterfront districts, four in-depth, assessing their walkability using a tool created by the research team and conducted preference surveys to understand the perceptions of Hong Kong pedestrians. Because pedestrians value the shortest, safest, least-crowded, and easiest to navigate routes, this study found that confusing routes, unsafe or indirect connections, and a lack of amenities detract from the walkability in Hong Kong. This report provides new data concerning the walkability in harbor front districts and a tool to measure it, along with recommendations for potential improvements.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Couture, Alison Kathleen
• Audi, Michael Dominick
• Byorkman, Kathryn Anne
• Najem, Suzanne Eva

Subject

• Well-Being
• Community
• Security
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030311-131133

Keyword

• Transportation

Advisor

• Hou, Zhikun
• Kinicki, Robert

Year

• 2011

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Designing Hong Kong and The Harbour Business Forum

Date created

• 2011-03-03

Location

• Hong Kong

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright