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5 Second Mid-Levels Escalator Alignment Proposals The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District Final Study Report (8 February 2011) Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Flat 5D, Worldwide Centre, 123 Tung Chau Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 3488 5449 Fax: 3020 0370 http:// www.ozzotec.com Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Aims of the 2nd Midlevel Escalator 1 1.3 Study Objectives 1 1.4 Report Structure 2 2 EXISTING PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT 3 2.1 Existing Pedestrian Flow 3 2.2 Existing Walking Accessibility 5 2.3 Existing Public Transport Inventory 6 3 INTERVIEW SURVEY 7 3.1 Purpose of Interview Survey 7 3.2 Details of Interview Survey and Methodology 7 3.3 Interview Survey Result Findings 8 4 PEDESTRIAN MODELIING 15 4.1 Pedestrian Forecast Methodology 15 4.2 Planning Data Assumptions 18 4.3 Zone Disaggregation 21 4.4 Assumptions Extracted from TCS2002 21 4.5 2010 Base Year Calibration 22 4.6 Other Adjacent Developments within the Modelling Area 23 4.7 2016 Reference Year Pedestrian Forecast 27 5 SECOND MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR ALIGNMENT PROPOSALS 28 5.1 Option A (Shing Wong Street Scheme) 28 5.2 Option B (Pound Lane Scheme) 29 5.3 2016 Design Year Pedestrian Forecast for Option A and Option B 30 5.4 Estimated Vehicular Trips Reduction on Main Road Network 30 5.5 Other Considerations 32 6 Summary and Conclusion 34 6.1 Summary 34 6.2 Conclusion and Recommendation 36 Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Page i Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District List of Figures Figure 1.2 Study Area Figure 2.1.1 Pedestrian Survey and Interview Location Figure 2.1.2 Existing Peak 15 Minute Pedestrian Flow on 12 Sept (Sun) 2010 Figure 2.1.3 Existing Peak 15 Minute Pedestrian Flow on 27 Sept (Mon) 2010 Figure 2.1.4 Whole Day Pedestrian Flow on 12 Sept (Sun) 2010 Figure 2.1.5 Whole Day Pedestrian Flow on 27 Sept (Mon) 2010 Figure 2.3.1 Existing Public Transport Inventory Figure 4.1.1 Flow Chart of Methodology Figure 4.1.2 Base District Traffic Model Zoning Plan Figure 4.3.1 Land Use Plan Along Escalator Systems Figure 5.1.1 Proposed Alignment of Shing Wong Street Escalator Scheme Figure 5.1.2 Service Coverage of Shing Wong Street Scheme – Option A Figure 5.1.3 Typical Example of Related Civil & Structural Work to be Advised by Further Feasibility Study Figure 5.2.1 Proposed Alignment of Pound Lane Escalator Scheme Figure 5.2.2 Service Coverage of Pound Lane Scheme – Option B List of Tables Table 2-1-1 Peak 15-minute Period on a Typical Weekday Table 2-1-2 Whole Day Pedestrian Flow at Existing Hillside Escalator Table 2-1-3 Whole Day Pedestrian Flow at Sections near Hollywood Road Table 2-1-4 Whole Day Pedestrian Flow on Service Roads Connecting to Caine Road Table 2-2 Public Transport Services in Mid-levels Table 3-2 Nos of Interview Undertaken Table 3-3-1 Result of Trip Purpose on Weekday and Weekend Table 3-3-2 Result of Trip Purpose in Mid-levels in which the Interview Location is Near to Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-3 Result of Trip Purpose in Central/Sheung Wan in which the Interview Location is Near to Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-4 Overall Result of Trip Purpose for Table 3-3-1, 3-3-2 and 3-3-3 Table 3-3-5 Result of Transport Modal Split on Weekday and Weekend Table 3-3-6 Result of Transport Modal Split in Mid-level where the Interview Location is Near to Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-7 Result of Transport Modal Split in Central/Sheung Wan where the Interview Location is Near Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-8 Overall Result of Transport Modal Spilt Table 3-3-9 General Travelling Distance of Interviewees between Existing Escalator and the Origin/Destination on Weekday and Weekend Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Page ii Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District Table 3-3-10 General Travelling Distance of Interviewees between Existing Escalator and the Origin/Destination in Mid-level and Sheung Wan Table 3-3-11 Result of Preference on Proposed Options in Weekday and Weekend Table 3-3-12 Result of Option Choice at Interview Locations (in Mid-Levels) Near Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-13 Result of Option Choice at Interview Locations (in Central / Sheung Wan) Near Existing Escalator and Away from Existing Escalator Table 3-3-14 Overall Result of option choice for Table 3-3-11, 3-3-12 and 3-3-13 Table 4-2-1 TPEDM 2006-based Population Data Summary Table 4-2-2 TPEDM 2006-based Employment Data Summary Table 4-2-3 TPEDM 2006-based School Data Summary Table 4-2-4 Pedestrian Model Zoning Summary Table 4-5-1 Comparison of 2010 Existing and 2010 Base Year Model of Whole Day Pedestrian Flow at the Existing Hillside Escalator Table 4-6-1 Existing Unoccupied Site and Worksite Table 4-6-2 Total Number of HKU Students and Staff Members Table 4-6-3 Transport Demand for Extra Student and Staff to/from HKU in 2012 Table 4-6-4 Assumed 2016 Modal Split for Zones near Escalator Table 4-6-5 Assumed 2016 Modal Split for Zones away from Escalator Table 4-7-1 TPEDM for 2011 and 2016 Table 4-7-2 2016 Reference Year Pedestrian Flow in Existing Hillside Escalator Table 5-3-1 2016 Design Year Pedestrian Forecast for Option A Table 5-3-2 2016 Design Year Pedestrian Forecast for Option B Table 5-4-1 Transport Modal Split Assumption for Trips Near Escalator and Away from Escalator Table 5-4-2 Vehicular Trips Reduction Estimation Table 6-2-1 Summary of Findings on Proposed Options List of Appendices Appendix 4.1 Questionnaire Form Appendix 4.3 Building Block Information in the Pedestrian Model Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Page iii Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 In July 2010, the Central and Western District Council (C&WDC) invited interested parties to submit tender for the consultancy service to conduct a study on the development of the second Mid-Levels escalator scheme in central district. Following the tender evaluation and assessment, the C&WDC has appointed Ozzo Technology HK Limited as the consultant to provide consultancy service for the above study and to commence work on the 8th September 2010. 1.1.2 The consultant is requested to submit a draft report of the study in two months from the date of contract signing and to submit the final report in 2 weeks time after the comments are transferred to the consultant. The exact date of information transfer will be notified by C&WDC and working meeting will be held as appropriate during the process of study. 1.2 Aims of the 2nd Mid-Levels Escalator To integrate the public transport system in Central & Western District To enhance the level of service in both walking environment and public transport services To reduce vehicular traffic in Mid-level 1.3 Study Objectives 1.3.1 As the demand of service on the existing hill side pedestrian escalator system is increasing due to the rapid growth of commercial activities and the residential development along the alignment of the existing pedestrian escalator system, the service capacity of this escalator system is now approaching saturated in peak hours. Therefore, the C&WDC expect to have another escalator system to share the service demand and to provide better service hence to reduce the demand of vehicular traffic which may causes traffic congestion in the current road network system in Mid-Levels area. 1.3.2 The main purpose of this Study on the development of the 2nd Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District is to find out a desirable route for the 2nd Mid-Levels Escalator basing on the scientific analysis in order to have an additional escalator system to pair with the current escalator system to provide better service to the public and to balance the demand on the existing system, hence the demand on the vehicular transportation could also be minimised. Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Page 1 Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District 1.3.3 The study area and modelling area are shown in Figure 1.2, which under the study area, the following objectives of the traffic study would be carried out: To provide two pedestrian link alignment options within the study area; To provide comparison and assess the cost-effectiveness for each option; 1.4 Report Structure 1.4.1 Following the introduction of this Chapter, other sections of this report are enlisted as follows: Chapter 2 reports the existing pedestrian environment; Chapter 3 summarises interview survey results; Chapter 4 provides the pedestrian forecast methodology and results; Chapter 5 introduces two alignment options; Chapter 6 concludes the findings of this report. Ozzo Technology (HK) Ltd Page 2 Final Study Report The Study on the Development of the Second Mid-Levels Escalator in Central District 2 EXISTING PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT 2.1 Existing Pedestrian Flow 2.1.1 In accordance to the study brief, pedestrian survey had been conducted on 12 September 2010 (Sunday) during 10:00-19:00 and 27 September 2010 (Monday) during 7:00-22:00.
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