The service info templates is gone case.. alrdy feedback from
pre DBTF launch until now, no one understood wat went wrong.
Last bus timing, distance tabulation all not even there.
SWTs are indicated at bus stop pole board, but it's so
small.
LTA to take over the bus central planning? I guess this is just
going to be a start of disaster. They should keep their hands off
from the public bus operations and scrap the territory rules and
public buses to pay ERP. Just ensure that buses are safe, punctual,
reliable and clean, will be enough.
Let the bus operators be the judge of the routings, timings and
demand handlings.
I agree. There are quite a number of instances where I can sense
the person in-charge is probably not a public transport user or is
too ignorant or 'bo chap' type who's not serious in their work.
I'm disappointed that the SWT route no. is no longer displayed
on the new bus-stop plates. I believe this can also be misleading
for bus captains who is new to the SWT route, as they can refer to
it to make sure they are still on track.
Look at the former Jln Kayu bus-stops; the old bus-stop plates
clearly indicate which directions the bus services are heading to.
But look at the new ones; a commuter who is not familar may just
board at the wrong bus-stop which takes them in the wrong
direction.
Also, there are no notices at bus-stops to warn passengers to
look out for and board the bus heading to the correct direction
such as Serangoon Gdn Circus, St Michael estate, Bedok Reservoir;
and what the Red/White plate means.
What is important is "UNDERSTAND AT A GLANCE"
type of information panels, and not expecting passengers at the
bus-stop to cross-reference to the individual route details or the
small stickers below the pole to inform about SWT svcs.
I think you should feedback to LTA about this. They have simply no
clue that they are messing it up and making it worse for commuters
to be more informative about the bus routes information.
I think the sv 315 banner is put up by grassroots organisations, as
the banner is hung along near the other community banners. Now that
LTA takes over the route planning, its also involved with
grassroots organisations for their inputs.
But I think that the banner is done by SBST, then approved by LTA
before grassroots put them up. But putting banner isn't good and
informative enough as compared to advertising them on all the bus
stops that the old and new 315 plied. At least commuters have
direct and first hand news on what the changes when they reach the
bus stop.