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4.2 Case B and User Feedback
4.2.1 Project Background
4.2.2 Key Features of Design for Access
4.2.2.1 Access to the park and facilities

4.2 Case B and User Feedback
4.2.1 Project Background
Situated on a site of about 22 hectares, Tai Po Waterfront Park is one of the biggest parks in Hong Kong. Its magnitude suggests that this park not only serves the local population but also attracts visitors from other districts in Hong Kong. Its users are wide ranged from children to the elderly, as well as families. Other than landscape features, there are a few built structures such as the Insect Centre, the Outlook Tower and some blocks of ancillary facilities in the Park. The key considerations for access in the design are as follows:

(a) To enable the park and a range of different facilities to be used by a wide spectrum of people of different age groups and physical abilities as far as possible.
   
(b) To provide a network of pathways connecting the open space with all built structures and facilitate visitors to access the major facilities.

4.2.2 Key Features of Design for Access
4.2.2.1 Access to the park and facilities

(a)

Connection from road/street/pathway
The Park has in total seven access points to facilitate visitors to enter and exit the park at their convenience. The main part of the park is near Dai Fat Street while the waterfront portion is mainly for cycling activity. The study will concentrate on the main park near Dai Fat Street.

For most first-time users and visitors by coaches, they will use the main entrance located at Dai Fat Street. Private vehicle parking facility is available by private vendor near the park. For people visiting the Park by bus, they need to take a fifteen-minute walk, then cross a street before reaching the main entrance of the park.

   
(b) Initial access to entrance/exit
All the entrances have incorporated ramps to facilitate users with different abilities to access the Park.
4.2.2.1a) Location map of Tai Po Waterfront Park   4.2.2.1a) Overview of the park   4.2.2.1c) Ramp and stairs
4.2.2.1a) Location map of Tai Po Waterfront Park   4.2.2.1a) Overview of the park   4.2.2.1c) Ramp and stairs
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