I just went today to give a lecture at NUS. I never realized
that NUS is so poorly connected by SBST. Sv 95 only takes care of
the North leg of NUS and so does sv 96. The South leg is completely
ignored where St. George Bus Terminal is. Students /
professors have to rely only on shuttle bus here or cars.
Considering this, NTU is so well connected. Not only superb
frequency and full fleet DD unlike 95, but also covers NTU Crescent
area well with sv 199.
1. I seldom hear NUS peeps saying NUS is poorly connected. Poor
frequency for the shuttles and various bus services, perhaps, but
NOT poor connectivity (yes, NUS has more than 95 and 96, to be
elaborated further).
2. NUS is not poorly connected by SBST. Are you kidding? I can
name at least 15 bus services that can
connect to NUS off-hand. I won't elaborate further. And no. It is
not practical to have all 15 going in and out and around NUS. But
really, there is already a BUS TERMINAL that has 7 services next to
FASS. What else do you want?
3. What is St George Bus Terminal?? I was puzzled enough to do a
google search wondering what I had missed out during my 5 years
with NUS. If you mean PRINCE George Park, that
place is 5-10 min walk away from an MRT STATION. It is also
near to Pasir Panjang Rd where there are buses.
4. That "St George Bus Terminal" even has direct connection that
doesnt charge a single additional cent to Botanic
Gardens.
4. Next time you need to get around NUS, do ask around, or
GOOGLE. Then perhaps you will realise sooner that these are not the
problems actually with travelling within NUS. I promise I won't
bite.
