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2026 was a year full of ups and downs, and there was no shortage of screw-ups that stain LTA in a terrible light with their decisions. Check out the top 5 fails the team finds
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SUMW 2026, the successor to SITEC, is set to be the pivotal event in the urban transport sector, bringing together global transport leaders, policymakers, solution providers, and industry experts. The theme this year is “Drive the Future Autonomous Innovation, Smart Infrastructure, and Urban Mobility”. This event will feature a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge technologies and…
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The bus is full, I can’t get on!! But in the eyes of official planners, they don’t think it’s full at all. Let’s talk about this great discrepancy of definitions.
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This post is made as a reading article for the YouTube video “Car-Sharing, an Introduction”. If you prefer watching over reading, do check out the video now live on YouTube Introduction Have you been in a rush, and transport faster than our molasses-speed public transport, while also being at your control? Because the current COE…
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What if bus rationalisation was a two-way process between authorities and the people the buses served?
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With the data for peak express bus ridership having been released earlier in June, here’s our take on what the statistics spell for our CDS and peak expresses.
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(2026 National Day Special) Complaining about public transport has been our national pastime since time immemorial. This time round, surveys pinpoint the exact pain points of being a transit rider here. Here’s our dive.
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How two Punggols worth of public transport users are left behind by LTA’s own travel time goals for public transport, and why policies must always strive for the 100%
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The Circle Line comes full circle on July 12th. In the lead-up to this significant milestone of our rail history, let hear what people have to say, and soak ourselves in the sights of CCL6.
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It’s been an eventful six years of STC, and we thank you for your continued support over the years. On this occasion, we’d like to announce the next big step in STC’s community engagement!
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With so many City Directs and peak express bus routes being introduced, how well are they being used? Find out in our new Peak Express Ridership Report!
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Join us for the open house of Circle Line stage 6!
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A lot of why it can feel pointless to discuss about public transport affairs sometimes, simply stems from our inability to separate transport concepts from all the baggage that our society and systems assign to them. And a confession from myself, now in my 7th year writing about local transport.
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For this June’s Transit Roundtable, everyone rejoice! The next Transit Roundtable will be held in our Central Business District, at Amoy Street Food Centre. This June, we would like to hear what you guys think about some bus services that operate nearby, that being our express buses! This June, we would like to hear what…
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With peak expresses becoming the latest bus planning fad, a cautionary note on their “direct” selling point, and another on where existing ridership data falls short in informing future plans.
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For this May’s Transit Roundtable, North-Easties rejoice again! — the Transit Roundtable will be held at a coffeeshop within reach of our proposed Fernvale LRT, Fernvale Hawker Centre, accessible by bus 50, 114 or 163, or by walking in from Fernvale LRT. This May, we would like to hear what you guys think about how…
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Complex transport systems cannot rely solely on the individual responsibilities of operations staff alone. Accountability must be backed up by a robust system that accounts for contingency and flexibly manages disruption.
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Shit just got real, and unfortunately for those of us who seek to campaign for better public transport in a pivotal year, the events of the world don’t spare us from their ghastly grip.
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The Post of the STC’s visit to the Beyond Motion event, where we write on the highs, and the ugly side of EV messaging, development and impacts to the world
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It’s less about the big, flashy red buses and more about how you run them. An insight to how we can similarly implement faster buses here too.
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From service enhancements to resource management, much of public transport will not find unfamiliar one particular formula. What is it, and what this fundamental equation means for the average commuter.
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Another month, another outing for educational purposes. This time it is back to the EVs! Sgcarmart is hosting the Beyond Motion 2026 event. And we will be making a visit to view the latest battery breakthroughs, intelligent innovations, and stakeholder backing on the automobile industry in Singapore. Date: 21 Mar 2026 (Saturday)Time: 1200hrsVenue: Suntec Convention…
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Sometimes, life gives you neither to hold on to. Oh wait, that’s LTA recently, isn’t it…
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By now, a majority of those interested in local transportation affairs would have heard of our Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow attesting that more, and longer, planned track & tunnel closures need to take place to ensure our rail system is viable for the long term. As the first of these service changes – a reduction…
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At STC, we don’t believe in one-man shows when it comes to transport advocacy. As fellow riders on our public transport and roads in Singapore, we believe that you play an equally significant role in shaping our work in imagining the future of these land transport systems we rely on. Enter Transit Roundtables, our outreach…
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The first quarter of the 21st century concludes with the arrival of the new year. A look back at an eventful year, and much ado the next.
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This group of bus services in Singapore are secretly some of the most powerful routes in our network, yet they remain neglected in operations. Take a deep dive into the fascinating world of long feeder routes in this post!
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Our Transit Roundtables come to the east this month! Join us for a leisurely chat about transport prospects for the year ahead, as 2025 comes to an end!
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The TEL, five years on. What have we learnt from it, and what can we do better?
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After nearly a year of work, we’re ready to share what we have planned in TM50 with you! We invite you to tell us what you think, to build a better proposal!
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Want to learn more on what the team has learnt on EV development? Check this page out, as we delve into the good, the ugly, and nuances of our transition to electricity for land transport vehicles at the ChargedUp@SG 2.0 Event.
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A follow-up to a previous post discussing capacity on autonomous vehicles used in public transportation, with the unveiling of Punggol’s autonomous shuttles.
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Our monthly Transit Roundtable returns for the month of October 2025! Come on in for a leisurely chat on affairs of transport and urban planning!
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Find out about the Draft Master Plan 2025, from the horse’s mouth! Join us on this exclusive tour of the DMP25 exhibits at the Singapore City Gallery, led by URA planners who have been working on the DMP25’s conceptualisation!
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A timely reminder for transit to catch up with development in the northeast, and in general.
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Interested in a leisurely chat about local transport and urban planning issues over some drinks? Or have something you really wanna say? Come join our inaugural Transit Roundtable. All are welcome!
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As the first RTS Link nears completion, it is time to rethink the possibilities for cross-border rail travel, amidst the enthusiasm from Johor to build more.
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Why a broad-based approach is crucial to realising car-lite goals.
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Join us in the inaugural edition of the Bus Operations Simulation Exercise, where we run buses… virtually! Calling for participants in various roles!
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Join us in finding out more about CRL stage 2, with a chance to meet LTA engineers and staff behind the project!
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Want to bring your skills and expertise to the table at STC? Here’s your opportunity to join our Team! Apply now!
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Whenever the topic of standout towns in Singapore is discussed, this town in particular always being brought up. Ever wonder why? Join me as we investigate what makes living in this Eastern town a Singaporean Dream from a transit, urban living perspective.
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Transit plays an inextricable role in Singaporean society – but where the only pressure is for transit to exist at all, there is not as much demand for refining a resilient network, and a sustainable mindset on those interested.
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A warm welcome to STC’s new website, and a quick guide to finding your way around our new home.
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Date: 22 July 2025Time: 14:00Location: Virtual event STC’s new website launches at 2pm on 22nd July 2025, ushering in a new chapter of our history. Concurrent with the launch of the new site, a major rebranding exercise across all STC platforms will also commence. Effective the same date, STC will be known as “Singapore Transport…
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Happy 5th birthday to the Singapore Transport Critic blog! On the occasion, a major announcement for the future of STC too! We’re moving!
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Or why public transport was birthed, and continues to remain relevant to this day. Important TM50 update appended at end of post.
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Automation is the new buzzword for buses locally, and visions for driverless futures have been floating for a long while now. How should these visions be evolved, from scratch?
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What if frequency and capacity worked together?
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An almost unspoken topic at hand on this blog, cars. It’s lack of regulation is coming back to bite us ten-fold in the form of SUV dominance. Unless something is done about it, the craze will leave scarred implications for our car-lite nation.
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Amidst the big announcement of two new rail lines, cautionary whispers from the past remind us of the pitfalls of hasty conceptualisation.
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After five long years, the JRL series concludes, with the full plan to improve the JRL coming together in this very post. Call it the happy ending to the can of worms its history opened, perhaps.
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A revision to the original post intended to fix the Sengkang-Punggol APM, with new goals in mind.
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The previous years felt like an eternity ago, and yet they felt like yesterday too. A wrap for the year 2024, with some updates for readers in the coming year!
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How are our fare monies sought after by the powers that be? With notes of what affects farebox recovery.
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The first glimpses of an electrified future for buses was unveiled to the public on 2 Dec 2024. To be diplomatic, it was an utter embarrassment.
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A 4-part, in-depth review of public transportation in Marine Parade, submitted by residents of said town! Also our first guest post too!
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What drives the various questionable initiatives in first- and last-mile transport in recent years? I think I might have figured out why.
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How do we build a viable night transit network, in our current limited state? Much has to change, but not to say we can’t get there.
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Let’s examine the facts of the matter in deciding how to improve bus connectivity, with two case studies. Bus improvements should be a scientific, and not political matter, contrary to the BCEP.
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Singaporeans are quite the clueless bunch when it comes to changing service patterns, be it during train disruptions, or even for planned closures. Ahead of the first TMMP-related shutdown in December 2024, here’s how we can make it less painful, with lessons learnt from the September derailment.
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Why are express bus services the most prone to rationalisation? Put simply, their fare structure discourages them from being used efficiently. Here’s how we can fix that.
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How does a less crowded bus achieve higher ridership than a more crowded one? It depends on where they alight.
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With live quotes from senior bureaucrats as examples of common fallacies, misinformation and manipulation when talking about public transportation. Also included: basic lessons in managing PR, when the odds are against you.
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How not to handle a train disruption, part 2 derailment edition. Instructions for PR and alternative travel options also included.
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Background For the benefit of those whom are less in the know, on the 14th of August 2024, the Minister of Parliament (MP) of the Tampines constituency shared on his social media platforms important news regarding those living in the relatively new Built-To-Order (BTO) areas of Tampines North. A report that he had worked closely…
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Or, the importance of dictionaries! Things not said regarding the new BCEP, and why they matter.
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Welcome to the first installment of a new series, Rail Archives, where we look into the past, present, and future of our MRT lines. Today, I’ll be looking at the North-East Line, which has a history dating way back to the first phase of the NSL.. This year, 2023, marked the 20th Anniversary of the…
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The second-part of how standards are misinterpreted in Singapore’s transport landscape.
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The first in a two-part series. The former of the two you see here is for managing service standards.
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Enough with the fallacious manipulation of the gullible people, LTA! Here is something about benchmarking destroying our non-car transport projects.
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Remember the days when you need to wait for the next bus (occasionally train/APM) just because the bottom was full? But rear or/and top empty? It doesn’t necessarily need to be this way. So fret not! Here are ways to make commuters give way and “naturally” improve passenger flow, without slapping a obscure third door…
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The place which buses are “third-class” and de-prioritised. With many people travelling to and fro the place, overcrowding happens on its no-so-future-proofed infrastructure. Join me as we figure out ways to deal with the crowds.
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LTA mentioned that Service X is duplicated and wasting resources? Here’s the UNO reverse card to their claims: the irony of the agency attempting to save money.
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LTA has been buying double-decker buses in a frenzy over the past few years. But that is a very misdirected move. Here’s why.
