爭取摺合單車合法上東涌/機場巴士! Urge for folded-bike on board of Longwin Bus and Citybus (Tung Chung and Airport route)

各位單車友 All Bike users:

我己為大家爭取在CILTHK 交運房局就兩間巴士公司(龍運及城巴2區)續約條款的立場書上加入方便摺合單車的建議, 要求運房局在新專營權條款加入"基於推廣低碳交通及體育消閒活動,要求龍運巴士及城巴的機場巴士/東涌巴士線的巴士容許乘客將摺好及包裝好的摺合式單車乘車,因車上本身已有行李架,而東西鐵已有類似安排", 希望大家也一起30/9前電郵去運房局爭取!

My suggestion to CITLHK concerning "franchise bus contract renewal" position paper have been accept as follow:

"To promote carbon free transport and leisure activities, Long Win and CTB2 routes between Tung Chung/Airport and the new towns should accept folded bikes. The airport buses already have suitable luggage racks to accept folded bikes. Folded bikes are allowed on East Rail and West Rail."

Please write to THB before 30/9 to urge packed folded-bikes on board on Tung Chung / Airport / Disneyland route!

Email 電郵：franchise-renewal@td.gov.hk

請於信封或意見書上註明「巴士專營權規定」

Please state “Bus Franchise Requirements”

下次單車聚會見! See you all in next bike activity! 

Leslie Chan 陳嘉朗

Chairman of Our Bus Terminal 尖碼之聲主席 (http://www.ourbusterminal.org/)

Comittee of Transport policy comittee, CILTHK

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Sample letter: (Thanks to Martin Turner) 

https://www.facebook.com/notes/martin-turner/bus-franchise-requirements-carriage-of-bicycles/286330591393359

mail: franchise-renewal@td.gov.hk (or fax: 2802 2679; or write: 40/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai)

To:

Commissioner for Transport

c/o

Bus and Railway Branch,

Transport Department

Hong Kong

Bus Franchise Requirements ­– carriage of bicycles

As you consider the award of three new ten-year bus franchises, please take account of the significant and continuing increase in cycling, and of the value to Hong Kong of an integrated transport system that facilitates the movement of convenient and environmentally sensible bicycles over long distances and past prohibited zones such as tunnels and bridges.

Noting Lantau residents’ extensive use of bicycles for transportation, and the popularity of Lantau as a destination for sport and leisure cycling, I believe there is an urgent need for carriage of bikes on all bus services on and to Lantau – folded or compact inside the bus and regular bikes on external racks.

Buses on NWFB cross-harbour and tunnel routes (and those of other operators) should be fitted with external bike racks from the start of the new franchise.  All buses should accept folded or compact bicycles inside the bus.  Given the expected take-up of cycling over the next 12 years, powers should be retained by TD to require installation of cycle racks for all routes.

I strongly urge you to fulfil your department’s stated vision of an environmentally friendly transport system that is the world's best, through implementation of the above measures.  

[Your name]

[Your email address]

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信件範本:(謝Leung Wang Hei)

https://www.facebook.com/notes/leung-wang-hei/%E5%B0%B1%E7%BA%8C%E8%BE%A6%E6%96%B0%E5%B7%B4%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%B7%B4%E5%A3%AB%E6%9C%8D%E5%8B%99%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E9%BE%8D%E9%81%8B%E5%B7%B4%E5%A3%AB%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%8F%8A%E5%9F%8E%E5%B7%B4%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E6%A9%9F%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%8A%E5%8C%97%E5%A4%A7%E5%B6%BC%E5%B1%B1%E5%B7%B4%E5%A3%AB%E7%B6%B2%E7%B5%A1%E5%B0%88%E7%87%9F%E6%AC%8A%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%88%E7%87%9F%E6%AC%8A%E6%84%8F%E8%A6%8B%E6%9B%B8/10150379607301197 

運輸及房屋局：

就續辦新巴世界第一巴士服務有限公司、龍運巴士有限公司及城巴有限公司(機場及北大嶼山巴士網絡專營權)的專營權意見書

適逢以上巴士經營權將要續期，僅希望  貴局將單車納入正規交通工具，並充份考慮其為香港整體交通規劃不可或缺之一部份。香港巿民綠色低炭生活意識不斷提高，越來越多巿民身體力行，選擇以單車作日常代步及假日休閒活動，因其方便、零排放及有益健康的性質而大受歡迎。預期十年巴士經營期內，單車使用者將不斷遞增，需求亦越來越大。

鑑於眾多大嶼山居民均為單車使用者，該地亦為熱門單車休閒點，僅促請  貴局要求巴士營辦商必須讓乘客將已摺合之單車作為一般行李帶上巴士。

此安排既可方便大嶼山居民日常出入，亦可讓更多巿民享受大嶼山踩單車的樂趣，同時單車旅遊已是許多歐美及東南亞地區(如德國、日本、台灣)的熱門推廣活動，大嶼山極有潛質發展單車旅遊，讓本地及外國遊客體驗香港郊野及綠色一面，又能促進大嶼山的地區經濟活動(如食肆、驛站、民宿、單車導賞等)。

僅促請  貴局審批巴士專營權時，剔除所有歧視單車的條例，要求營辦商推行單車友好政策。

巿民[姓名]

[電郵地址]

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參考(中文): http://www.thb.gov.hk/tc/policy/transport/policy/consultation/Paper_BusFranchise.pdf

Refernce (English): http://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/policy/transport/policy/consultation/Paper_BusFranchise.pdf