Having svc 300 ply Ave 5/6/1 instead of Ave 3/1 (between Ave 4
and Ave 2) would maintain the connection between Ave 5 and Ave 2,
but would remove the direct connection between Ave 4, 5 and 2, and
Sunshine Plaza at the junction of Ave 3 and Ave 1. Residents can
still walk there from the bus stops along Ave 1 and Ave 2, but it
may be a bit far.
To maintain both the Sunshine Plaza link as well as the Ave 5/2
link, svc 300 can ply your suggested route but make an extra loop
around Sunshine Plaza (Ave 1, Ave 3, CCK Terrace) in both
directions. The left turn from Ave 3 into CCK Terrace is quite
tight though.
I think a balance needs to be struck between having long,
winding svcs that do not require transfers, and having shorter svcs
that are more direct but require walking or transfers for pax to go
where they want. The original plan for 300G/W, 301 and 983 is more
of the latter, and residents are naturally unhappy. Let's see how
far the amended plan tilts the balance the other way.
The primary objective of feeder bus is to connect people from
their house to a MRT station. For the direct connection between
Avenue 4, 5 and 2, the authorities may want to instead re-route
existing trunk routes or have a new trunk route, to provide such
connections.
Anyway, is there really a need for such a bus connection, when
people can easily walk? Seriously, if
my house to the market is 400m-500m away and although there's no
bus connection, I can walk (slowly) and reach there within within 5
minutes, I do not see why people at Avenue 4, 5 and 2 cannot just
walk to SunShine Place.
At most, create a trunk route that begins/ends with this
section:
if really want, then just make that trunk route wind round and
round the town lor.
After Ave 5, go Ave 6, Ave 1, Ave 2. After that, come back to
Keat Hong... wind round and round...
seriously, not every neighbourhood centre must connect to every
part of the town la. A good example is Pioneer Mall at Jurong West.
Pioneer Mall is connected by bus to every region except Jurong West
Street 91.
why should we give people staying at Choa Chu Kang extension bus
connection to every market or shopping malls in the area, when
people staying elsewhere also do not have absolute bus connections
to everywhere in their neighbourhood, and have been walking for so
many years without complaining?
Sorry la. I am not in a good mood now.
But seriously, what for provide a bus connection when people can
walk there within minutes?
