Visualizing the impact of Covid-19 vaccine passports on pedestrian access to metro stations in Hong Kong

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ID7366646
AuthorsYingying Xu (0000-0001-8488-0399), Dawei Cheng (0000-0002-8966-3657), Tommy Ho-Yin Chan (0000-0002-5455-3386), Anthony Chen (0000-0003-4363-5041, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue1
Pages516-518
Publication date2022-07-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2022.2094828
OpenAlexW4285726415
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

Pedestrian infrastructures in Hong Kong enable multilevel city life in a vertical metropolis plagued by land scarcity. Public spaces integrated into pedestrian networks play an indispensable role in neighbourhood accessibility. We visualize the impact of the Covid-19 vaccine passport (VP) restrictions on the use of public space on pedestrian accessibility to all 97 metro stations in Hong Kong. Pedestrians without a vaccine passport (PwoVP) need to walk significantly longer alternative routes. Specifically, VP-related access restrictions to indoor walkways have doubled the shortest travel time for PwoVP and a 50% reduction in accessibility of two-thirds of stations

Architectural engineering · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental planning · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Pedestrian · Public space · Public transport · Transport engineering · Engineering · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Medicine · Smart Parking Systems Research · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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