That's not entirely true.
1) Look at the small window of operation. This is the same
reason why I chose NEL/CCL over 151e even though I am willing to pay more.
2) Road condition.
3) Look at the core crowd of 147. A lot of retirees board in the
day-time. And then people like me take this service only at night
when the traffic dies down.
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Interestingly, there are a number of studies that had concluded
that improving bus services rather than building more train lines
will actually be more cost-effective in moving crowds in general.
The same was painfully apparent in the case of our LRTs.
It seems to me that the BSEP was in fact a very very very belated action
in response to what many other academia in various countries found
out.
Clues that LTA have in fact seen this studies include the
mandatory give-way yellow boxes, to try to improve bus services
without actually attempting to spend more money to get more
buses.
As a matter of fact, the acknowledgement of the failure of the
projected cost-effectiveness of the LRT project should have been
warning enough, but here we are, carrying on with the building of
more heavy rail.
Agree. With DTL, there is no need for more MRT lines at least
for a decade now.
Bus services in WL, CCK, Yishun need the most help because the
population is increasing, no new MRT lines and ofcourse the SMRT
operations here don't need more mention :)
In the next 5 years, the bus services around YCK, AMK, Hougang,
Sengkang, Punggol will also need upgradation, especially routes
plying along AMK Ave 3 / Hougang Ave 2 & 3, Eunos
Link.
Another route that will need more buses is YCK road, Buangkok
Green, AMK Ave 5. Already SBST has done a good job with introducing
43A and 70B.
Another area is Marine Parade & Tanjong Katong that will
require more buses as no MRT line there too
