Land Transport

in Singapore

George Sun
LTA Academy
Singapore
31st May 2010
 Outline

• About LTA
• Facts & Figures on Land
Transport
• Challenges and strategies
 Land Transport Authority
Ministry
Ministry of
of Transport
Transport
(MOT)
(MOT)

Land Transport Public

Public Civil
Civil Maritime
Maritime
Authority Transport
Transport Port
Port
Council
Council Aviation
Aviation
Authority
Authority
(PTC)
(PTC) Authority
Authority of
of (MPA)
(LTA) Singapore
Singapore
(MPA)
(CAAS)
(CAAS)
 Land Transport Authority
www.lta.gov.sg

LTA Subsidiaries LTA Division

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LTA Academy

www.msi-global.com.sg
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 LTA’s Functions
• Formulation of land transport policies
• Integration of transport planning together with land
use
• Planning, design and development of Rapid Transit
System (RTS) and road infrastructure & systems
• Management of road traffic and maintenance of
related road infrastructure & systems
• Promotion of public transport
• Regulation of public transport services
• Regulation of private transport ownership and usage
• Centralised bus network planning (from 2009)
 Vision

A People-Centred
Land Transport System
 Mission

To provide an efficient and

cost effective land transport
system for different needs
Facts & Figures on Land
Transport
in Singapore
 Land Constraint

23 km

Population : 5.0 million

43 km Land Area : 710 sq. km

CBD
High-density
High-density
housing
housing
Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010
 Public Transport
MRT : 130 km, 85 stations Buses: 330 routes, 4.000 buses

Taxis : 24,000 LRT : 29 km, 43 stations

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

 Travel Statistics
Daily MRT/LRT trips : 1.9 million

Daily Bus trips : 3.1 million

Daily Taxi trips : 0.9 million

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

 Rapid Transit Systems

• MRT serves heavy transit corridors

• 2 RTS Operators – SMRT and SBST

• 159 km of MRT & LRT lines

• Fares and service standards are

regulated

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

 Buses

• Provides comprehensive coverage

• 2 bus operators – SMRT Buses and SBS Transit
– Assigned areas of responsibility
• More than 330 scheduled services
• Fleet of more than 4,000
• Fares and service standards are regulated

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

 Taxis

• High end personalised public transport

service
• Industry has been liberalised
– Fares de-regulated
– New entrants allowed
• 7 taxi companies with some
individual owners
• Service standards are regulated

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

 Road Transport

Road Network - 3,356 km

¾ Expressways - 161 km
Vehicle Population - 926,000
¾ Car Population - 577,000

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

Challenges and Strategies
 Challenge: Increasing Travel
Demand and Limited Land Space

14.3 mil
12% Land Use
eys
15%
u rn
o. of Jo ay
N D
per Roads
Housing
9.9 mil Others
73%
Today 2020

Increase in travel demand must be

met largely by public transport
Challenge: Catering to the needs of
the elderly and the less mobile
 3 Key Strategies

A People-Centred
Land Transport System

Make Public Manage Meet

Transport a Road Diverse
Choice Mode Usage Needs
 Making Public Transport
A Choice Mode

Key initiatives
• Improving integration of public transport system
• More priority for buses on the roads
• Expanding rail network
• Greater contestability in public transport industry
• Enhancing travel experience
Centralised
Bus Network Distance based
Planning Through fares

Enhance
integration of Future Clementi Hub
(artist impression)
PT system

Integrated Integrated
transport and landuse PT hubs
planning
Distance-based Through Fare

3km 5km

• Today, bus-only journey with one transfer

– E.g. 3km on the 1st bus and 5km on the 2nd bus
– Ez-Link fare = $1.24
($0.71 for 1st bus trip + $0.93 for 2nd bus trip - $0.40 transfer
rebate)

• With distance-based through fare

– Fare will be computed based on total distance travelled
– Based on today’s fare level, fare = $1.13 for his 8km
journey
Integrated transport and landuse planning

• Integrate transport facilities with building

developments
• Work closely with other agencies to
integrate transport with land use planning
 Integrated PT Hubs
Air-conditioned bus Toa Payoh Hub

interchanges integrated
with adjoining RTS stations
and commercial
developments

Ang Mo Kio Hub

Future Clementi Hub

(artist impression)
 Extend bus priority
Mandatory Give-Way at Bus Bays

Full Day Bus lanes

 Expand Rail Network
Existing In Progress By 2020
North

Thomson
Line

North-East

Downtown
West Line
NSL

East
NEL

EWL

Central Region

Tuas Extension Eastern

Region Line
Circle Line

North South
Line Extension
 Greater Contestability

• Gradually open up basic bus services for

greater competition to improve efficiency
of bus operations
• Competition for the market, not competition in
the market

• Future RTS operating licences will also be

awarded through tender and have shorter
duration

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Enhance Commuter Experience
• Provide Travel nformation
– Bus service information
posters
– Key Bus Services Map
– Real-time bus arrival
information panels
Enhance Commuter Experience
Provide Travel Information
• Public Transport Journey
planner
• Public Transport Portal
• Multi-Modal Travel
Information System
• Real-time bus arrival
information via SMS and
mobile platforms
Enhancing Commuter Experience

• Improve pedestrian
facilities
– Extend provision of
Covered linkways and
pedestrian overhead
bridges
Enhancing Commuter Experience

• Inject more buzz at

transport nodes
 Key Targets by 2020
•Increase AM peak modal share on public
transport from 63% to 70%
•85% of public transport commuters to
complete their journeys within 60 minutes
(door to door), up from 71% today
– 80% by 2015
•Reduce average public transport journey time
from the current 1.7 times to 1.5 times that by
car
 Manage Road Usage
• Develop road network
• Leverage on
technology
• Demand management
measures
Expand road network

North South
Expressway
SLE (2020)

KJE
TPE
BKE
Kallang-Paya

E
KP
Lebar Expressway
PIE (Sept 2008)
PIE

ECP
AYE

Marina Coastal
Expressway
(2013)
 Leveraging on Technology

• Traffic & incident management systems

– Green Link Determining System (GLIDE)
– Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS)
– Junction Eyes (J-eyes)
– Parking Guidance System (PGS)

• Provide more timely traffic information

 EMAS and J-Eyes
• Detect incidents & provide timely response to
remove obstructions

EMAS

J-Eyes
 Parking Guidance System
• Guide drivers to nearest parking facility with
available lots
– Reduce circulating traffic looking for
parking lots and adding to congestion
• Implemented in city areas

Motorists will be better

informed of availability of
parking spaces
Providing Timely Traffic Information

• Real-time traffic information on

ONE.MOTORING portal

• Use of radio channel to broadcast traffic

information and host public education
programmes
– Provide motorists with regular, accurate and up-
to-date traffic updates
– New avenue for LTA to engage
public proactively
Demand Management

• Combination of Ownership
and Usage Measures

Ownership Usage
Control Restraint
 Demand Management
• Ownership Measures:
– Vehicle Quota System (i.e. COE)
– Other Ownership Costs
• Additional Registration Fee
• Excise Duty
• Road Tax

• Usage Measures:
– Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)
– Petrol Duty
 Vehicle Quota System

• Regulates vehicle population growth at a

rate that can be sustained by road network
•3% p.a from 1990 to 2008
•1.5% p.a. from 2009 to 2011

• A Certificate of Entitlement (COE) required

to register a new vehicle
 Electronic Road Pricing
• ERP is a congestion management tool
• Flexible - Rates vary by location/time,
based on local traffic conditions
• Equitable – motorists pay for congestion
costs imposed on others or choose to travel
at different time/route or use PT
 Electronic Road Pricing
• ERP rates reviewed every 3 months
• To ensure optimal use of road space

Expressways 45 km/h 65 km/h

Increase rate Decrease rate

Increase rate Decrease rate

20 km/h 30 km/h Other Roads

 Meeting Diverse Needs
• Implement barrier-free accessibility
– MRT stations – Lifts and tactile
guidance system
– Wheelchair accessible buses
– Barrier-free road and road-
related facilities
 Facilitating Cycling

• Foldable bicycles allowed

on buses and trains
• Provide better bicycle
parking facilities at public
transport nodes
• Implement safety signs
along commonly-used
cycling routes
• Dedicated cycling tracks
next to pedestrian footpaths
 Community Engagement
• Our people and stakeholders are crucial to
developing a more people – centred land
transport system
¾ Community events, publications, exhibitions, site
visits, road shows

Meeting
Site
residents
visits
 Engaging our People
• Land Transport Gallery
¾ Opened in Jan 08 – aim to engage different
stakeholders
¾ Showcase developments in Singapore’s land
transport system

• VR-10 e-Game, Youth Outreach

Programme
¾ UITP “Youth Project Award” in 2007
¾ Launched in 2005 – aim to educate primary
school students on land transport facts
Memories Challenge Land Transport
Theatre Today
Conclusion
 Conclusion

Economic success
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