Here is my proposal.
SBST services that require DD -> SD
downgrade
31 -> can downgrade 2 DDs to SDs. Loading has dropped majorly
over the last year, and more so with launch of sv 47. ITE sector is
covered by 31A DDs.
119 -> DEFINITELY need to take out the DDs. I dont think even
one trip gets more than 60 pax these days.
256 -> Make full fleet SD. Please don't waste precious DDs on
this useless service.
Wait and Watch
41 --> the loading between Toh Guan and Beauty World still
remains in 30-50 pax manageable by SDs but frequency is quite poor
of 12-19 mins. Maybe more time needs to be given to see if people
are changing their travel pattern to use DTL2 from Toh Guan/Toh
Tuck
47 --> the loading is borderline DD for now, hence more time
needs to be given before any change is made. Also I am told that a
lot of people still hold private bus pass for the year from Tanah
Merah to Changi Business Park.
102 -> as of now DDs are not well utilized but the occupancy
of flats along Sengkang West Way remains low, likewise Upper
Serangoon Road.
117 -> as of now DDs are not well utilized
but the occupancy of
flats along Canberra, Yishun Ave 1, Seletar Aerospace (industrial
units) & Punggol West remains low
258 -> loading remains between 40-60 pax during peak hours.
The assumption that people would choose Pioneer MRT to travel to st
81/82 hasn't really hold true. People still prefer taking bus
to/fro Boon Lay Interchange. Again, more time needs to be given to
see if people change their travel habit. Current frequency remains
at 12-15 mins.
meanwhile, there's very long queues for 193 at Boon Lay Bus
Interchange in the evening and night. I think 242 also. I feel that
258 may be re-routed to run along Jurong West Avenue 4. Otherwise,
a new bus route may be created.
Actually, no matter how low the loading may be, the most is just
to downgrade the capacity to use Citaro buses. 258 is there because
some bus services are transferred from Boon Lay to Joo Koon. 99 and
258 is to provide the "feeder" bus connection between Jurong West
residential area and Joo Koon Bus Interchange. Once again, since
258's role is to complement the other Jurong industrial bus
services at Joo Koon Bus Interchange, I feel that we should
increase its frequency to match that of 253, 254, 255, 257. If need
be, downgrade the capacity.
whereas for 41, most of the areas along the route are private
residential apartments. There are only a few HDB flats at Beauty
World area. As for the area around Jurong East Central, there are
already many bus services. I guess it is not likely that the
loading will increase, at least in the next five years.