Ferry ferry smart! Transforming HK's ferries with Abraham Leung

from Wham Bam Tram · host TRANSIT JAM

Hong Kong's new "water taxi" is attracting some derision for its once-weekly fixed route - but how did we end up with this strange service after the great promise of the water taxi concept? Mobility expert Dr Abraham Leung, a post-doc researcher with Griffith University in Brisbane, grew up in Hong Kong and has a lot of insight into how the city could develop a ferry service to rival mass transit or bus routes. 01:07 | Interview start01:39 | Water taxi02:09 | Linear vs point model03:30 | Ferry vs bus05:15 | Subsidy models08:23 | Boosting ferry mode12:12 | Developing linear modes15:51 | Multimodal ferry connection20:02 | Environment20:55 | Hybrid23:42 | Harbour development24:05 | Ferries and covid24:30 | Mobility as a service26:49 | Water taxi woes p[t 227:53 | Pier development

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