TY - JOUR
T1 - Pedestrian access to transit in evolution: unfolding the spatialization of rapid-transit planning
AU - Villani, Caterina
AU - Talamini, Gianni
AU - Xue, Charlie Qiuli
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the City University of Hong Kong, grant number 7005771 and the PolyU Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (DPFS), grant number 1-YWBV. The authors thank the expert informants for their participation in this research. The first author wishes to thank Professor Michael Siu Kin Wai for his support.
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PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - This article retraces the impact of evolving hegemonic rapid transit planning and design strategies on pedestrian integration between stations and neighbourhoods, using Hong Kong as a longitudinal case. Mixed-methods research, triangulating documentary analysis, spatial analysis, and in-depth interviews, identified six typologies across three historical phases. The findings demonstrate that pedestrian access to transit is spatially heterogeneous, shaping the evolution of the station area from a connecting structure into an interconnecting infrastructure. Unfolding the historical interplay of hegemonic forces in the production of pedestrian spaces, this study innovatively bridges the research gap between planning policies and fine-grained urban design features.
AB - This article retraces the impact of evolving hegemonic rapid transit planning and design strategies on pedestrian integration between stations and neighbourhoods, using Hong Kong as a longitudinal case. Mixed-methods research, triangulating documentary analysis, spatial analysis, and in-depth interviews, identified six typologies across three historical phases. The findings demonstrate that pedestrian access to transit is spatially heterogeneous, shaping the evolution of the station area from a connecting structure into an interconnecting infrastructure. Unfolding the historical interplay of hegemonic forces in the production of pedestrian spaces, this study innovatively bridges the research gap between planning policies and fine-grained urban design features.
KW - Station area
KW - pedestrian environment
KW - transit oriented development (TOD)
KW - walkability
KW - Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
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U2 - 10.1080/13574809.2022.2091984
DO - 10.1080/13574809.2022.2091984
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1357-4809
VL - 27
SP - 669
EP - 691
JO - Journal of Urban Design
JF - Journal of Urban Design
IS - 6
ER -