Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Madam, I have received feedback from my Kaki Bukit residents requesting for enhancement of the public bus services serving my ward covering namely, Bedok North Street 3 and partially Bedok North Avenue 1, 2 and 3. Currently Kaki Bukit ward is being served by bus services 225G, 225W, 137Continue reading “Public Bus Connectivity”
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Road Tax for Electric Vehicles
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, the current formula for road tax for EVs consists of two components. The first requires a computation based on car’s power rating. 7.00 pm The second is a figure to be added, called the additional annual fixed component (AAFC). The AAFC is fixed from this year as $700 per year. ThisContinue reading “Road Tax for Electric Vehicles”
Motorcycle COEs
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): A Bloomberg article late last year put it aptly. Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s most expensive cities now extends to one of its cheapest modes of transportation: motorcycles. Many Singaporeans who earn wages at the lower deciles rely on motorcycles for transport, gig work or undertaking deliveries. In March lastContinue reading “Motorcycle COEs”
ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE PRUDENT BIDDING OF MOTORCYCLE COES
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just a question for the Senior Minister of State, in view of the reply to the hon Member Ms Mariam Jaafar. In the last decade, I understand LTA had allowed for the transfer of up to 25% of COEs originally put aside for Cat D motorcycles andContinue reading “ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE PRUDENT BIDDING OF MOTORCYCLE COES”
COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA’s Cooperative and Unified Smart Traffic System project will have the ability to detect bicycles, for enhanced cyclist road safety. Mr S Iswaran: The CoopeRative and UnIfied Smart Traffic SystEm (CRUISE) project is intended to trial the use of artificial intelligence and multi-sensor data integration across multiple trafficContinue reading “COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES”
REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider providing public transport services past midnight on regular occasions, such as MRT and bus services on weekends so as to benefit late shift food and beverage (F&B) workers and enterprises, the F&B sector and night economy, as is being pursued in some otherContinue reading “REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES”
INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport regarding the prioritisation of pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) for the installation of passenger lifts (a) whether the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should consider the demographic profile of the population in the vicinity, including the density of senior citizens and presence of senior citizen housing as relevant; and (b)Continue reading “INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3”
WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport (a) when does LTA intend to begin work on the Silver Zone at Bedok Reservoir Road as originally announced on 5 March 2020; and (b) whether these works can be carried out in conjunction with the construction of the cycling path network at the same stretch of roadContinue reading “WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD”
PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport what is the current proportion of households that own two or more cars and which are (i) HDB households (ii) condominium households and (iii) landed property households respectively. Mr S Iswaran: As of 30 November 2022, about 15% of car-owning households own two or more cars, andContinue reading “PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS”
USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport in light of successful trials on low-noise road surfacing pavement mixes, whether there are any plans to utilise the technology for the stretch of road along Seletar Expressway that intersects the estates of Sengkang and Punggol. Mr S Iswaran: LTA will continue to evaluate and implement measuresContinue reading “USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”
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