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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 https://experts.griffith.edu.au/7554-abraham-leung (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 start 01:39 | Water taxi 02:09 | Linear vs point model 03:30 | Ferry vs bus 05:15 | Subsidy models 08:23 | Boosting ferry mode 12:12 | Developing linear modes 15:51 | Multimodal ferry connection 20:02 | Environment 20:55 | Hybrid 23:42 | Harbour development 24:05 | Ferries and covid 24:30 | Mobility as a service 26:49 | Water taxi woes p[t 2 27:53 | Pier development

A new study commissioned by the Development Bureau will re-open the idea of harbourfront cycling - but will the government approach rise above its past failed attempts to connect the city's harbour with bikes? We chat with Martin Turner, chairman of the Hong Kong Cycling Alliance, on harbour cyclingh, design processes, shared bikes and the oppresive "pleasureground" regulations which stop almost all the fun! 00:58 Interview start | 01:25 DevB study | 03:53 2009 study | 04:34 Connectivity | 06:27 Mode share and ferries | 07:37 Space | 08:44 Segmentation | 11:09 Kai Tak and shared use | 14:57 Harbourfront cycle ride | 17:12 LCSD and pleasuregrounds | 18:38 Cycling parks | 21:41 Shared bikes | 23:44 17km stretch | 26:19 Cycle walking | 27:19 Global best practice | 28:55 NGO relationship with govt

Hong Kong's own Julian Kwong is a road design expert who advises the UN on road safety - hear what he has to say about Hong Kong's streets and his proposals for a 30 kph speed limit.

Former under-secretary for the environment Christine Loh has a lot to say about waste, carbon, EVs and Hong Kong's taxi trade.