10 - 15 year Transport plan ?
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Hi forumites,
I believe any city is planned with a vision of at least 10 years into the future.
Given this kind of information (city planning) of public interest,
do you feel that such information should be revealed to singaporeans?
I mean 10 to 15 years plan. at least the next 5 years could be revealed?
Things of interest requiring Revelation could be :
1. How many more gantries and where will these be implemented in the next 1 and / 2 and / 5 years ?
2. How will COE change in the next 5 and / 10 and / 15 years ?
3. How will Road Tax change in the next 5 and / 10 and / 15 years ?
4. How will Parking change in the next 5 and / 10 and / 15 years ?
I believe the above aspects of transport are within the control of the government.
One benefit of knowing this could be that in future less without the financial means to handle cost of private car transport will not have to suffer and sell their cars after they realise they could not sustain such a lifestyle especially with the world record oil prices.
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I believe the answer from the relevant authorities are:
" all these will have to depend on the demands and conditions of the future, which is beyond the control of government at the present moment"
ERP is dependent on the congestions conditions on the roads; COE is dependent on the demands and number of vehicles scrapped; road tax and car parking charges are also dependent on the usage of car owners.
If you are looking for an answer, maybe all i can advise is that COE will continue to be released, ERP will continue to increase (price and gantries), and car parking will be increased soon. The only thing to be reduced is Road tax because anyway, ERP is going to replace it soon.
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Originally posted by Sialution:
I believe the answer from the relevant authorities are:
" all these will have to depend on the demands and conditions of the future, which is beyond the control of government at the present moment"
ERP is dependent on the congestions conditions on the roads; COE is dependent on the demands and number of vehicles scrapped; road tax and car parking charges are also dependent on the usage of car owners.
If you are looking for an answer, maybe all i can advise is that COE will continue to be released, ERP will continue to increase (price and gantries), and car parking will be increased soon. The only thing to be reduced is Road tax because anyway, ERP is going to replace it soon.
New e-payment system and IU units for road users
By Susan Ferroa, channelnewsasia.com | Posted: 14 July 2008 1353 hrs
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SINGAPORE - The first steps to transform Singapore’s land transport system over the next 10 to 15 years will be taken from next month.
Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced on Monday that a second generation In-vehicle Unit (IU) will be introduced from August, starting with motorcycles, before being rolled out in early 2009 for cars and other vehicles.
The new IU will allow motorists to use not just the current NETS CashCards but also Contactless E-Purse Application Standard (CEPAS) smart cards when they are released.
Mr Lim said that with the new IU, motorists will have more choices in the payment of ERP charges.
As for public transport users, they should also find it easier to make payments with a new e-payment system to be launched later this year.
Mr Lim said at the opening of the 9th Intelligent Transport System Asia-Pacific Forum and Exhibition that the Land Transport Authority has developed a new ticketing system that complies with CEPAS.
The Symphony for e-Payment (SeP) will offer commuters more choices as multiple card issuers can come on board to issue cards for the payment of public transport fares.
And because SeP is also compatible with second generation IUs, users may only use one common card for e-payments made for transport.
It was also announced that to help motorists better plan their trips, Singapore will be expanding the coverage of the EMAS camera system to cover major arterial roads. The first phase is to be in place by 2010.
In the meantime, the LTA is working with local company Quantum Inventions in the development of a dynamic route navigation system.
Drawing real-time information from LTA's traffic monitoring centre, the system will plot the best driving route, taking into account accidents, road works and traffic slowdowns.
It is believed that the system, now available over the web and mobile phone devices, could also be integrated into other in-vehicle systems such as GPS and map navigators at a later stage.
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Given that there is a plan for the next decade, could they reveal how many ERP gantries will be implemented within the next 1, 3 and 5 years and their long term 15 year plan for ERP, COE, Road Tax and Parking , given that these are all Transport related aspects that I assume are included in the plan.
Lets hear it. What is in the Plan. A plan should be comprehensive and well thought out and include all aspects of Transport.
Will EVERY ROAD PAY ?
Will Every River Pay?
Will Every Rail Pay
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Pay, pay, pay.
Hike, hike, hike.