I don't understand why you feel a Marine Parade - Stadium -
Tanjong Rhu connection will be useful.
Provides
direct connectivity between Kallang Wave Mall, Kallang Leisure
Park, Stadium, Sports Complex to HDBs/condos along
Fort/Mountbatten/Marine Parade area
Marine Parade has an assortment of shopping amenities that are
duplicated at Kallang Wave/Leisure Park. The only useful connection would be
to the SportsHub which can be comfortably reached via the national
stadium bus stop along Nicoll Highway using 16 or
196. Similarly, residents of Mountbatten Road can
reach the SportsHub area via Nicoll Highway on 14 or 196, or, for
Fort Road HDB residents, can walk along the Geylang Park Connector.
Shopping amenities can also be reached in Marine Parade/Katong via
12, 14 and 196.
Provides
Tanjong Rhu residents more reliable connection to Geylang, Stadium
than sv 11 (operating at 18-20 min frequency) as well as new
connection to Parkway Parade, Parkway Hospital East,
Eunos
Tanjong Rhu to Aljunied is already provided via 158. Transfers
are available to Geylang along Sims Av. Anyways, connections
between Tanjong Rhu and Eunos/Geylang would not attract that much
demand with all honesty, so a direct connection is not
necessary.
I concede that
Marine Parade has many schools that would attract students living
in Tanjong Rhu. However, this can already be made via both 11 and
158 by transfering to 16, 31 and 196 at
Mountbatten. It's quite good that residents
can rely on more than one service. Beyond this, shopping amenities
are already available at SportsHub (which brings me to my next
point), so there's no need to go to Parkway Parade.
The majority of
condominiums are within a short walk to SportsHub via Geylang River
footbridge. This in turn also explains 11's poor
loading. So increased frequency may to Stadium may not be very
necessary.
Saving
wasted resources as sv 11 loading continues to be poor, though
provides unique connection bet Stadium MRT and Tanjong Rhu (20-25
pax) and Stadium MRT to Geylang (10-15 pax). With sv 15 at better
frequency and longer route, loading can be expected to
improve.
I agree though that given the population of Tanjong Rhu,
having 2 higher frequency services makes sense. It would be much
more beneficial to extend service 11 to Sims Place as this would
actually create useful new links for Sims Dr and directly serve
Geylang Rd to Stadium. (refer to my service 11 extension in route
suggestions).
Ultimately,
your route would be extremely
duplicative of 12, 14 and 196 along Mountbatten Road, and would
merely enhance existing connections already provided by an
assortment of services. The unique sectors, namely Tanjong Rhu to
Marine Parade may be useful. However, I feel this sector is
subordinate to other needs in the area such as Koon Seng Rd, Haig
Rd, Kembangan etc, areas which have limited/no bus service. Thus, I
feel the current services are adequate enough to serve this
sector.
Commuters staying at Tanjong Rhu ve to transfer using
11,158,158A to 10,14,16,196...
Suggestions to ve special departures(2/3 trips at 15 mins
interval beginning 0745) from Tanjong Rhu to Shenton Way AM
Peak(158P) n vice versa (2/3 trips at 15mins interval fr 1815) PM
peak(158S) flatly rejected, reason commuters to tfr...
Implementing 158P/S can use existing 158A ... LTA is still at
Baby steps when implementing properly thoughout bus routes, in
addition of political reasons for certain services to appear...