Feeder service should be direct... then 282 should not do ave 5
as well... as west st 2 residents are inconvenienced with a long
loop via ave 5 before going to Clementi MRT.
Likewise there are other feeder services whose routes need to be
improved to provide direct connectivity including sv 315 that is so
long winding to Serangoon North Ave 1, sv 269 that is quite long
winding to st 61... I think the reason why some of these routes are
planned long winding is to provide some intra town connectivity as
well...
The reasons why the routes of 269, 282 and 315 are slightly
longer than usual are due to their historical mergers with other
feeders.
sv282 originally looped at Ave 5, while sv287 plied a much
faster route via C'wealth Ave West. sv287 was later merged into the
existing sv282.
Likewise for sv315, it originally took a more direct route to
S'goon North Ave 1 via Yio Chu Kang Rd. However, SBS later merged
it with sv318 to ply S'goon Gdns.
As for sv269, it took over part of former sv266's route along
Ave 3 & 4, as part of SBST's efforts to reduce the number of
feeders in AMK. You may argue that there's sv76/sv268 within
walking distance, but the less mobile will probably find a direct
route from the bus int more beneficial.
The point is that such historical mergers that SBS made were
probably mistakes in their route planning. For instance, sv287
could have well been retained and sv282 should have been axed with
sv74 plying Ave 2 (later became sv156) and sv7 plying Ave 5, while
sv318 could have been taken over by a trunk service. I can't really
suggest a much faster route that sv269 can take other than its old
route to St 61, while amending either sv76/sv268 to call in the bus
int in both directions like sv265 to reduce inconvenience.
However, it doesn't make sense to reinstate bus services of the
olden days just for a much faster connection for 269/282/315. Thus,
other arrangements could be made with some existing trunks to ply
the winding roads that these feeders have to serve.