Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) how are members of the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP) selected; and (b) whether AMAP members are required to have professional or academic expertise relating to active mobility or transport. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Active Mobility Advisory Panel members are selected to represent the various stakeholdersContinue reading “SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MEMBERS OF ACTIVE MOBILITY ADVISORY PANEL”
Category Archives: Housing, Transport, Infrastructure
STEPS TO ASSIST SINGAPOREANS REGISTERING FOR MALAYSIA’S VEHICLE ENTRY PERMIT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what steps has LTA taken in response to the difficulties faced by Singaporeans in registering for the Malaysian Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), especially for those needing to travel to Malaysia for business regularly; (b) whether LTA has engaged with Malaysian authorities to mitigate issues, suchContinue reading “STEPS TO ASSIST SINGAPOREANS REGISTERING FOR MALAYSIA’S VEHICLE ENTRY PERMIT”
ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) in view of recent major MRT service disruptions, whether the Public Transport Council will consider reviewing the fare increase scheduled for 28 December 2024; (b) if not, why not; and (c) whether service reliability in the period leading up to the date of the proposed fareContinue reading “ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE”
APPLICANTS WITH MORE THAN ONE HDB INVITATION TO BOOK BTO FLATS IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) in the last 12 months, how many applicants for Build-To-Order or Sale of Balance flats have received more than one HDB invitation to book flats in different projects; and (b) why does HDB disallow the applicants from selecting a flat in a project with a later bookingContinue reading “APPLICANTS WITH MORE THAN ONE HDB INVITATION TO BOOK BTO FLATS IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS”
ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Government does economic analyses of various modes of transport to determine and track the public benefits of each mode of transport in order to guide related policies, such as infrastructure planning; and (b) if so, how is such input taken into consideration in theContinue reading “ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING”
RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) for each month in 2024 to date, how many units of ERP 2.0 On-Board Units (OBU) have been installed; (b) how many of these units have been found to be faulty and needed servicing; (c) how many of these units have required replacement; and (d) howContinue reading “RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED”
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITY RATES IN PAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs in the past five years, what is the annual number of (i) road traffic accidents and (ii) road deaths per billion vehicle kilometres. Mr K Shanmugam: The Member may refer to the report on the Annual Road Traffic Situation 2023 on the Police’s website for theContinue reading “ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITY RATES IN PAST FIVE YEARS”
TEMPERATURE SETTING IN MRT TRAIN CARS AND STATION PLATFORMS AND FEEDBACK ON EXCESSIVELY WARM TRAIN CARS OR PLATFORMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the target temperature set for MRT train cars and station platforms; (b) how is this temperature monitored and controlled while the trains are running; (c) in the past six months, how many feedback reports have all the train operators and LTA received regardingContinue reading “TEMPERATURE SETTING IN MRT TRAIN CARS AND STATION PLATFORMS AND FEEDBACK ON EXCESSIVELY WARM TRAIN CARS OR PLATFORMS”
MEASURES TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND SYSTEM-WIDE RESPONSE IN LIGHT OF RECENT MRT DISRUPTIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the end-of-life date for the 48 first-generation MRT trains which have been in service for 35 years; (b) whether these trains currently pose increased derailment or safety risks while carrying passengers; (c) what is the failure rate of these trains compared to newerContinue reading “MEASURES TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND SYSTEM-WIDE RESPONSE IN LIGHT OF RECENT MRT DISRUPTIONS”
ENGAGING OPPOSITION MPs AND GRASSROOTS ADVISERS IN OPPOSITION CONSTITUENCIES FOR BUS SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the newly announced Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme announced in July 2024 (a) whether LTA is prepared to engage with Opposition Members of Parliament as well as Grassroots Advisers in Opposition-held constituencies on bus service enhancements for taxpayer benefit; and (b) whether LTA envisages the retentionContinue reading “ENGAGING OPPOSITION MPs AND GRASSROOTS ADVISERS IN OPPOSITION CONSTITUENCIES FOR BUS SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS”
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