Commentary: To make #Singapore’s #MRT more #reliable, take a good hard look at LTA & te #rail operators
"It's in te context of tis troublesome past tt te latest incidents ought to be viewed. If every minister has had to deal w tis issue in a major way, it isn't an ad hoc prob.. if te #government wants to satisfy itself tt there're no #systemic issues, it's to go beyond engineer'g matters & take a good hard look at te organisations themselves: #LTA, SMRT & SBS Transit"
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-mrt-train-breakdown-disruption-task-force-lta-smrt-5409011
Commentary: To make Singapore’s MRT more reliable, take a good hard look at LTA and the rail operators

If the government wants to be sure there are no systemic issues plaguing the rail network, it needs to go beyond engineering matters and look at organisational issues, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

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🧐"LTA is involved in auditing a #system it had designed & approved, which might present an inherent #conflictofinterest.. When te matter is abt whether #LTA is performing its #regulatory functions effectively, its best done by an #independent body tt can look at issues objectively & fr a detached perspective. It shldn't be done by a #taskforce chaired by te CEO of te same organization, as is now te case.. Its been >13 years since #COI raised these questions, and.. te problem keeps recurring"
#LetterOfTheWeek
Do free off-peak rides signal gaps in urban planning?
" #LTA described te initiative as 1yr pilot, but w te Cross Island Line (long-term solution to relieve North-East Line) opening only in 2030, crowd'g will persist for at least 5 more yrs.. Has there been a lapse in #urban & #transport #planning? Te heavy #congestion on NEL didn't happen overnite. Sengkang & Punggol hv seen rapid residential growth for yrs, yet #rail cc hasn't expanded in tandem"🤔 #SG60
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-free-off-peak-rides-may-be-symptom-of-urban-planning-gaps
Forum: Do free off-peak rides signal gaps in urban planning?

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