Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2004

• An Architect's Master Plan Advoc a t i ng a pedestrian Culture A prime feature of the new master plan is the use of trails to hook up different parts of the campus and to create more public space around new buildings. Due to the dominance of slopes on CUHK campus, there is currently little provision for cycling and walking, and communters on campus rely heavily on school buses. But in fact the design of many campuses the world over is based on the assumption that walking is the principal mode of commuting; hence shuttle bus service is provided only between a few major venues. Wi t h m o r e t r a i l s on campus, students will be able to benefit more from its beautiful n a t u r a l e n v i r o nme n t. The demand for shuttle bus service will also drop. Prof. Liu has not only explored potential sites for campus trails, he has also made suggestions for adapting the gradient of current roads to make them more pedestrian- friendly. The Three Conceptual Trails 1 From the train station to main campus via Chung Chi campus 10 Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2004