Urban Renewal Authority 2018-19 Annual Report

40 OPERATING REVIEW Redevelopment Projects under the District-based Approach Bailey Street/Wing Kwong Street (KC-009), Hung Fook Street/Ngan Hon Street (KC-010), Hung Fook Street/Kai Ming Street (KC-011), Wing Kwong Street (KC-012), Kai Ming Street/Wing Kwong Street (KC-013) and Wing Kwong Street/Sung On Street (KC-014) Projects, To Kwa Wan Commenced under the district-based approach, the projects in To Kwa Wan will bring about a more holistic improvement of urban streetscape and built environment. Providing more ground level open space with connection to nearby pedestrianized streets Open Space and pedestrian friendly environment The underground public carpark provides more car parking spaces while at the same time reduces the demand for on-street parking spaces, hence, releases spaces for the pedestrians and for provision of greening and beautification works Public carpark The communal carpark will integrate car parking spaces of the various redevelopments and serve the vicinity. This will reduce carpark entrances at individualdevelopments,improving pedestrian safety andmaximising street frontages for ground level shops to strengthen the vibrancy of the streets Communal carpark Enhancing the north-south and east-west connection of the district, and improving the accessibility and pedestrian connectivity in the area Enhancement of road network The six projects launched under the district-based approach in To Kwa Wan cover project sites totaling more than 2 hectares by area have affected an estimated total of 2,730 households. The first project KC-009 was commenced in March 2016, followed by projects KC-010, KC-011, KC-012 and KC-013 in 2016/17, and project KC-014 in June 2018. For better integration and land utilisation, the cleared site of Kai Ming Street project (DL-8), commenced in 2013 under the Demand-led Redevelopment Project (Demand-led Pilot Scheme), will be combined with KC-011 under a comprehensive planning approach. Through comprehensive planning and redevelopment of these seven projects, the URA aims to bring about a more holistic improvement of urban streetscape and built environment which cannot be realised via pencil block redevelopment of individual sites. In order to improve the connectivity in the area, a new north-south connection linking Bailey Street and Ngan Hon Street will be proposed. The traffic circulation of the locality will be restructured and enhanced to not only create a better pedestrian environment in terms of safety, convenience and comfort, but also provide more organised public accessible open areas for future social activities and place-making. The URA also initiated a wider planning concept of providing a communal carpark in the KC-010 project including parking and loading/ unloading facilities to serve the neighbouring URA project sites. This will eliminate piecemeal carpark openings at ground floor level thereby maximising shop front space and retaining a more vibrant street environment. The KC-009 project will also be provisioned with a public carpark. Among the six projects, KC-010 was commenced as a development scheme under section 25 of the URAO and approved for implementation by the Chief Executive in Council, whereas KC-009, KC-011, KC-012, KC-013 and KC-014 were commenced as development projects and have been authorised to proceed by the Secretary for Development. All six projects are now under acquisition. Apart from KC-014, application for resumption of unacquired interests for the other five projects has been submitted to the Development Bureau.