try funding for all e MRT while continuing spending $$ on defence
& education.. If not how come it took 7 yrs to complete e then
compass line (Pasir Ris - Boon Lay, CCK - Jurong East, Marina Bay -
Yishun)?
Unless you tell me SMRT or whoever openly willing to tie 30 yrs
to do BOT or PPP project.
dun come and tell me go ask to dig reserves.
They can plan watever they want, but end up for many corridors
it's still best leave it to e cheaper bus network to maintain. U
telling me it's worth e $$ to spend on a Tuas LRT just for Weekday
peak hrs?
Furthermore, seriously try building MRT everywhere. Ends up
you've no space for other things, it might drive up land prices as
it becomes more scare.
If U think everything goes to plan, then you're wrong. NEL was
not even planned to be built until ppl challenged MBT to take a
look at e jam at Upp S'goon.
Also right now aft Pioneer Rd Nth is widened to 3 lane
carriageway, now it's only realised the roundabout at AYE junction
is a menance.
According to history, NEL was planned along with the compass
line but to built at a later date. You are right about ppl
challenged MBT to take a look at e jam at Upp S'goon but isnt the
minister or whoever just persuade the residents there to accept for
a premium fares rate (more expensive) as a price to built NEL and
the people just want the NEL and willing to pay slightly higher
fares?
I know certain plans such as Tuas LRT and extension towards LCK
/ Ubin / Tekong (Not shown on 2001 but 1996) are simply plain
stupid even on 2050 [The only point I see useful is like on top of
Weekday peak hour, is to connect the EWL Tuas Extension and a
speculated line on the Southern tip becoming the "West Coast Line"
or sort of, if they have the foresight to see] and expect these to
be cancelled, but as long as CBDs are concerned, the plan sticks.
It is not entire nation within 800m a railway (MRT) station (400m
radius) but only within CBD and it is evident that the eastern part
of CBD (Promenade, Bugis area) are like reaching there and the
Western / Northern CBD such as Kim Seng / Outram / Tanjong Pagar -
Orchard / Tanglin respectively are going to be covered by TSL (Not
so for Tanglin, maybe the next generation line after ERL?) which
hence left the southern CBD area that is obviously, Marina /
Downtown area will have so much lines there.
I have nothing against the bus and agreed that MRT stations is
getting too much and become kind of a bus-stop (Every 3 ~ 5 bus
stop per MRT station!?) and will confuse the commuters but it is
definitely better than using the $$ to the minister's astonishing
salary (Higher than US president's salary in terms of USD).
