Published in From the Red Line·6 days agoThe writing on the wallIf you didn’t see the frequency-ridership spiral, you better see it now. It appears that the total termination of night bus services has triggered a variety of reactions. Bus enthusiasts react with shock and horror as they are wont to do with any service cancellation, whilst partygoers interviewed by TODAY…Singapore10 min read
Published in From the Red Line·Jun 18Necessary or unnecessary, reduxWith the importance of rail connections, how often should we tolerate service changes? Another slate of service suspensions was previously announced on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT, with two loops being shut down every single weekend from May to September. …Singapore9 min read
Published in From the Red Line·Jun 11The Long Term Plan Review reviewThere’s things to get excited about, both in the short term and in the long term. What gets most people excited in my circles are almost-but-sure alignments for CRL2, CRL3, and the DTL2 Extension, which we’ll look at. …Singapore9 min read
Published in From the Red Line·Jun 4Not moving people?I don’t think we really talk much about goods transport here. Let’s change that. A few years ago JTC were looking into building some kind of “underground goods mover system”. This would mainly be a system to transport goods from the future Tuas Port to Tanjong Kling, Jurong West, and…Transportation7 min read
Published in From the Red Line·May 28Park and rideWhen we have to use car thinking to think about bikes. I’m taking plenty of umbrage at the cycling community recently, driven by the case of the woman who got run over by a bike as she stepped out of her condo, so why not. It appears that the LTA’s…Singapore9 min read
Published in From the Red Line·May 21The Sentosa ExpressIs the Sentosa Express capable of what is required of it? Any regular Sentosa beachgoer might notice that for several years, an extra peak bus shuttle operates to bring passengers direct from Beach Station to VivoCity, supplementing the monorail services. Queues outside the monorail station were also unfortunately quite common…Singapore9 min read
Published in From the Red Line·May 14Core capacityWhy just a short 4km extension matters so much. With plans being firmed up for what is to take the place of Keppel Club, it might merit a relook at what right now is a relatively quieter part of the Circle line. As it currently stands the Circle line experiences…Singapore11 min read
Published in From the Red Line·May 7In the middle of the roadMedian transit lanes are dedicated infrastructure, are they not? Part of plans post-NSE construction that were shown at an LTA online exhibition point to the possibility of centre-median bus lanes being considered. Do they make sense? If we want to propose tram systems or significant bus priority, centre-median bus lanes…Singapore10 min read
Published in From the Red Line·Apr 30When the bus fought the bikeChanges to Senja Link are odd to see, at the very least. On April 3, several changes to bus routes plying Senja Link were made, in light of the road being converted to a one-way road to enter Senja estate. …Singapore8 min read
Published in From the Red Line·Apr 23Out the back doorPreviously I covered Buona Vista and several LRT stations. What do they all lack? The LTA knows this. That’s why considerable expense was set aside to construct new exits at Clementi, Queenstown, and Commonwealth stations. And likewise, Tanah Merah station will receive additional exits at its east end on completion…Singapore9 min read
