Hmmm okay, but would it not bring convenience to those staying
near the far areas such as St 33 and St 45? It's decently far to
Tampines Central (let alone Tampines West MRT), and that place is
quite crowded. Bringing residents to Tampines East MRT would be
much faster. It's still their choice if they want to continue the
trip to Central.
Proposed 291 change skips one pair of bus stops at St 23, which
is the only link that needs bridging.
Bus stops that lose 18 have loads of alternative services to
Tampines Central along both Ave 7 and Ave 2. The only significant
missing link is between Ave 7 and Bedok.
The bus stops along St 32 (76411/76419, after & opp Ngee Ann
Sec) are far enough from Tampines East MRT to make walking
unfeasible. There is no sheltered walkway either.
I don't think you should touch 291.
My proposal is extension of sv 46 which today is "quite useless"
and can be made more useful with DTL3 opening.
UEC <> Tampines St 45 (loop)
UEC -- existing route -- Tampines Ave 5 -- Tampines Ave 4 --
Tampines Ave 7 (DTL3) -- Tampines St 32 -- Tampines St 34 --
Tampines St 45 -- Tampines Ave 9 -- Tampines Ave 7 (DTL3) &
back.
* This way sv 46 can provide direct connection to DTL3 MRT for
residents along st 32, 34, 45.
* This modification will also provide faster intra-town service
between Tampines west and east towns as 291/293 spend a lot of time
in the interchange. People will save at least 10 mins to go from
opposite sides of town.