It seems like the government only knows the existing CDB where
all the major A1 offices are located and there is no other place to
build except this stretch of CDB between Orchard and Shenton.
So all the MRTs will be built to join to this stretch of offices
even the newly announced Thomson/Woodland lines must go to this
stretch. How about spreading out the existing CDB to
CDB2(Rochore/Beach Road) and CDB3(Kg Java/Bukit Timah) to ease the
present Orchard Road/Shenton congestions.
So all future MRTs seem to be zeroing in on Orchard Road/Shenton
CDB. No wonder on Saturday the traffic to Orchard/Shenton are
practically impassable because of too much concentration on
existing CDB.
Instead of having one super- CDB, there should be a larger spread
to CDB2 and CDB3 to dilute the existing traffic jam from the
present 5 square km to 30 square km where MRTs were already built
but less utilized. With such a dilution then there will not be too
much jams and ERP fees would not be so high in the future.
Make full use of existing empty lands nearer to the city like
Newton Bukit Timah and Kg Java, Crawford, Geylang and clear some of
the red light district as well.
No wonder ERPs are getting so expensive and there will be more jams
because of one CBD.