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How have government policies impacted transport in Singapore?
Paul Barter (Assistant professor at LKY school of Public Policy)
This article concludes that the Singapore Public Transport policy is a success as of current. As evidenced by the efforts to contain car ownership and the successful delivery of the expansion and further improvement of the MRT network to the non-car-owning middle-class customer base. Despite not having an ambitious goal in mind
CONCLUSION:
This article provides the perspective of an educator in the National University of Singapore describing how the transport system as been a success thus far and would do even better if it aspired for more and was more ambitious with its goals and can further improve it with the implementation of new policies
This article also emphasizes what the government can do to increase the success of the public transport system through introduction of competition via a "free-for-all" approach of open entry to the public transport industry which the writer believes would be compatible with improved customer-oriented improvements and integration going to to vividly describe how this policy could be implemented
https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default-source/faculty-publications/paul-a-barter/barter-for-ethos-wanted-ambitious-public-transport.pdf?sfvrsn=3a2c940b_2
Far & Wide (US Travel Website)
This article concludes that Singapore has affordable fares for public transport with Tourists paying $10 for unlimited rides on buses and trains for a day, compared to $13 in Madrid and $22 in London. With Children 0.9m tall and below ride free, comparatively children 3-11 in Hong Kong ride for about $5 a day.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/us-travel-site-ranks-singapores-public-transport-system-best-in-the-world
This article also states that the transport system also has a high commuter satisfaction rate with 86% of respondents by McKinsey in 2018 were satisfied with the system, highest among the top 10 cities. With some reasons include easy to use EZLink cards that connect to an app, ticketing options and a trip planner. This is evidenced by a Satisfaction (SMU survey) with buses increased from 68.9 to 74.4 points while satisfaction with trains increased from 66.1 to 73.4 points
CONCLUSION:
This article provides us with the perspective of a foreign travel organization on Singapore's transport system. Evidenced by statistics making it be seen as successful and one of the best in the world when compared with other countries.
Gopinath Menon (Avid public transport user since 2003)
There is little to complain about since there are no more chaos emerging from frequent and prolonged delays. Singapore's MRT network clocked an average of about 955,000 train/km before encountering a delay lasting longer than 5 min, which is on par with Hong Kong and Taipei. In 2018, PTC Satisfaction Survey satisfactory score increased from 6.7 in 2017 to 7.6.
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/dollars-and-sense-of-a-quality-public-transport-system
LTA has been attentive to problems and carried out improvement programmes like renewing ageing rail assets, intensifying maintenance and committing more trained manpower. Since 2016, all wooden sleepers have been replaced with concrete to improve ride quality, and the 66 First-Gen trains are being progressively retired and will be replaced by new trains by 2024. The new trains will have self-diagnostics to check their operating health regularly.
CONCLUSION
: This article provides us with the view of a public transport user on Singapore's transport system. He mentions how the system has been improved in the past few years and how there are less complaints by the public on various issues that were common in the past.
