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(i)
an existing deficiency of travel capacity that will
grow more acute in the future;
(ii) low travel speeds by all modes as a result of traffic
congestion, goods vehicle activity, pedestrian
movements and in addition in the case of the tram-
way, obsolescent vehicles;
(iii) the inefficient use of existing road space. At
critical points in Central and North Point bus
and tram passengers represent over 60 percent of
total passenger flow and less than 10 percent of
the number of vehicles. PLB's at the same locations
carry the same proportion of the passenger flow as they represent of the traffic flow but because of their indiscriminate stopping cause a dis-
proportionate amount of delay particularly to
buses.
(iv) because of the geographical conditions there are
a large number of public transport modes with many trips requiring interchange. CTS estimated 40 percent
of public transport journeys in 1991 will involve more than one mode. Currently 74 percent of cross harbour ferry trips involve interchange at one
or both ferry terminals; and
(v) environmental deterioration and problems for the
pedestrian.
Solutions to these problems are likely to involve some
combination of the following measures:
(i) the provision of increased public transport
capacity by the utilisation of higher capacity
vehicles;
(ii)
the provision of segregated rights-of-way
for public transport;
(iii) the provision of improved interchange facilities
and better co-ordination between modes;
(iv) modifying transport demands by administrative
measures;
(v) improving the performance of the road system by
traffic management;
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