Wham Bam Tram

4 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -

Hong Kong's urban transit show, as heard on RTHK AM621, with hard talk on sustainable transport, future mobility, zero carbon and urban planning for safe, liveable streets.
Wham Bam Tram returns to RTHK's airwaves in October 2021 - but to keep our regular fans happy we're running the show as an indie podcast from July to September!
Hosted by Transit Jam founder James Ockenden and recorded in Hong Kong.

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Episodes

Ferry ferry smart! Transforming HK's ferries with Abraham Leung

September 07, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

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 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:...

Cycling the harbourfront with Martin Turner

August 20, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MB

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 | ...

Killing speed with Julian Kwong

August 01, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

There's tragically thousands of deaths and injuries on Hong Kong's roads: pedestrians make up almost a third of deaths and very serious life changing injuries. Julian Kwong is a road design expert who advises the UN and the World Health Organisation on road safety. He's been a long time campaigner in Hong Kong calling for lower speed limits and better road design which could cut the death toll and make our streets safer. We chat with Julian about his proposals for a 30kph zone, driver beha...

Zero waste, zero carbon with Christine Loh

June 28, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB