Singaporeans have spoken!
Our new public bus livery will be lush green!
SINGAPORE: After a one-month public voting exercise by the Land
Transport Authority (LTA), green instead of red has been picked as
the bus livery for new public buses in Singapore.
LTA described the result as a "close call", with green edging
out red by 144 votes. In total, 57,505 valid votes were cast.
The green buses are expected to be on the roads from the middle
of this year.
LTA said the new unified colour is a major milestone in the
transition to the Bus Contracting Model, where the Government will
gradually own all public buses. It added that the colour will
create a "unified and distinctive identity" for Singapore
buses.
The chosen bus colour was unveiled by Senior Minister of State
for Transport Ng Chee Meng on the sidelines of the inaugural Bus
Carnival held on Friday (Mar 11).
At the carnival, the public will be able to give feedback on how
the interior of the new buses should look like based on two new
concept buses.
The new double-decker buses will have three doors and two
staircases, with new features like USB charging ports and a
Passenger Information Display that will give real-time information
on the next bus-stop along its route.
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