Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew spotted taking MRT
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Speaking of MRT really makes me angry.
Stand all the way until home. Damned crowded.
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Originally posted by Almond Cookies:
Speaking of MRT really makes me angry.
Stand all the way until home. Damned crowded.
First day living in Sg?
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Originally posted by charlize:
First day living in Sg?
Everyday take MRT angry. -
Originally posted by Almond Cookies:
Everyday take MRT angry.Now we have angry bird games.
Next, angry minister games.
Grrr.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Let's give him the benefit of doubt...
He might be able to achieve something...
He will do what I do.
Change Problem A into Problem B and consider Problem A solved.
Then tackle Problem B, so on and so forth.
Then get transfered to another dept to handle different set of problems in the same manner.
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Originally posted by mancha:
He will do what I do.
Change Problem A into Problem B and consider Problem A solved.
Then tackle Problem B, so on and so forth.
Then get transfered to another dept to handle different set of problems in the same manner.
Where got solve the problem? More likely shifting the problem to one dep to the other. Or rather sit on the problem and waiting to solve by itself or cannot solve? Live with the problem?
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It is happening all the time everywhere.
How do you think the Orchard Road flood was "solved"?
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Transport Minister spotted on packed LRT: MP with him this time
STOMPers spotted Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew and MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Liang Eng Hwa on a packed LRT train at Bukit Panjang this morning (Jun 8).
The minister was previously spotted taking the bus and the MRT on two separate occasions.
STOMPer Ethan, who saw him and MP Liang Eng Hwa this morning, wonders if they were checking out the trains after the Bukit Panjang LRT disruption that occurred yesterday, affecting 1,420 passengers.
The disruption was caused by an electrical fault along the system at Keat Hong, South View and Choa Chu Kang stations.
STOMPer Ethan said:
"I saw the Transport Minister with my MP on the Bukit Panjang LRT at 7.50am.
"Has he come to check it out after yesterday's disruption?"
"Hope you can make things better, minister!"
Another STOMPer, Waran, who also spotted them, said:
"MP Liang Eng Hwa and Tranport Minister seen on the LRT." -
I would rather he do something about night time public transport....its just as crowded and its frequency sucks
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More rides ahead for commuters
SINGAPORE: Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has said adding significant capacity to the transport system will be very high on his to-do list.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the start of tunnelling works for the Downtown Line 2, Mr Lui said he intends to focus on improving the bus system first as increasing capacity for trains has a longer gestation period.
He added that the government would also be working more closely with transport operators to address bottlenecks in the transportation network and inject capacity in a more timely manner.
Tunnelling works for Downtown Line 2 (DTL2), which runs along the Bukit Timah corridor towards the city, have officially begun.
It will take about 18 months for 19 tunnel boring machines to complete the 16.6-kilometre stretch of DTL2 that will have 12 stations and one depot.
Since taking on the transport minister portfolio less than three weeks ago, Mr Lui has been taking bus and train rides.
He said: "My feel is that if you compare, for example, aviation and maritime, we tend to add capacity ahead of demand. ... For land transportation - trains and buses - we probably are adding capacity not ahead of demand, maybe not even in tandem with demand.
"If left to the operators alone, I think they will take a relatively cautious and gradual process ... so it is necessary for the government to work together with the operators so that we can inject this capacity in a very timely fashion, and particularly over the next three to four years before we see the materialisation of the Downtown Lines 2 and 3 and future projects."
Mr Lui said there could be social costs if capacity is not given a boost.
DTL2 is expected to be completed by 2015. Mr Lui noted that rail projects to increase capacity have long gestation periods, given the complexities involved.
He said: "Getting a train in can take three to four years, getting a new line in place can really be seven to eight years, simply because of the complexities involved."
So a faster measure to alleviate transportation woes would be to boost the capacity of bus services. This may include introducing empty buses mid-stream on certain routes.
He recalled his own experience taking public transport.
Mr Lui said: "This was two Fridays ago - I was trying to take a bus during the evening peak hour from PSA building and my usual bus is Number 30. And this was a Friday evening, so it may not be applicable to all evenings.
"First bus (that) came, a double-decker, did not stop. And you can see why - it's very, very crowded. Waited for the next one - it came quickly enough, to be fair, but it was a single decker - also very crowded. (I) could not get on board.
"Then I decided, maybe, the better thing was to go to HarbourFront, take the North East Line, go to Dhoby Ghaut, take the Circle Line and end up in Dakota where I wanted to go. Having experienced it, I think maybe the train might be a better option for me during the evening peak (hours)."
The transport minister also said that his ministry will embark on data mining, making use of EZ Link cards to provide useful information for commuters - such as whether a bus is full or whether seats are available.
He added: "I would want to know when the bus is coming, and going forward, I want to know if I can get onto the bus, or whether I can find a seat, that is what you want to be able to do.
"And I think that information can be made available - it is not available today but we will work with the operators and find ways to make this information available and then you can make a more informed decision."
Mr Lui said he would continue to go on bus and train rides over the many months ahead - to find out what are the most challenging hotspots. He said he would then try to bring resources together to improve the situation.
On Wednesday morning, Mr Lui had taken a ride on the LRT with MP Liang Eng Hwa. He described the experience as comfortable, noting that it was not as crowded, probably because of the school holidays.
Mr Lui said he will take another trip in July to get a better sense of the situation there. He was also mindful about the frequent breakdowns on the LRT. He said LTA has been coming down on SMRT on the issue, though he believes more can still be done.
On fares, Mr Lui said public transport operators have yet to submit any proposal for a fare increase.
But adjustments - if any - will come into effect at a later date, to coincide with the opening of the last stage of the Circle Line this October.
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Originally posted by QX179R:Transport Minister spotted on packed LRT: MP with him this timeSTOMPers spotted Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew and MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Liang Eng Hwa on a packed LRT train at Bukit Panjang this morning (Jun 8).
The minister was previously spotted taking the bus and the MRT on two separate occasions.
STOMPer Ethan, who saw him and MP Liang Eng Hwa this morning, wonders if they were checking out the trains after the Bukit Panjang LRT disruption that occurred yesterday, affecting 1,420 passengers.
The disruption was caused by an electrical fault along the system at Keat Hong, South View and Choa Chu Kang stations.
STOMPer Ethan said:
"I saw the Transport Minister with my MP on the Bukit Panjang LRT at 7.50am.
"Has he come to check it out after yesterday's disruption?"
"Hope you can make things better, minister!"
Another STOMPer, Waran, who also spotted them, said:
"MP Liang Eng Hwa and Tranport Minister seen on the LRT."So now any MP who wants some free publicity can just hop onto an MRT train and wait to be spotted.
Soon you will see more and more MPs hoping on the bandwagon (MRT carriage).
Now who says your MP is not doing any work?
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Getting paid millions and they only realized the problem right now.
The problem was already prevalent 5-6 years ago.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
Getting paid millions and they only realized the problem right now.
The problem was already prevalent 5-6 years ago.
I foresee this problem will never be solved.
They may increase frequency or capacity but if you are going to continue to flood people into the country by the hundreds of thousands, this issue will still remain.
5 years later, they will again say it's another "watershed" election.
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Originally posted by charlize:
I foresee this problem will never be solved.
They may increase frequency or capacity but if you are going to continue to flood people into the country by the hundreds of thousands, this issue will still remain.
5 years later, they will again say it's another "watershed" election.
The problem is FT inflow.Lastime I dont find MRT so crowded like today.
Now everyday find it crowded.
Sad.
Lastime Jurong east station most probably got seats available.
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Originally posted by Almond Cookies:
The problem is FT inflow.Lastime I dont find MRT so crowded like today.
Now everyday find it crowded.
Sad.
Lastime Jurong east station most probably got seats available.
This is the problem that started it all.
Housing, public transport, wages, jobs, social problems etc.
Every problem can be traced back to this relentless influx of people.
No need to be scholar to know that.
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Transport minister, good to see you taking trains again
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Originally posted by the Bear:
then whenever we see him we should get his attention by yelling "TUCK YEW!!! TUCK YEW!!!" at him
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
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He maybe taking trains... but the problem still persists
seriously, after giving the benefit of doubt, if he thinks he take the mrt = can solve problem, then he better wake up his idea
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It is encouraging to see the minister doing groundwork taking regular bus and mrt rides particularly during the peak hours to experience the congestion on the public transport. I don't think it is reasonable to expect that the problem of transport can be solved overnight but at the very least, we could see that they are seriously looking into the problem. Time is certainly needed to formulate and effect the measures, isn't it? So for now,it does send out positive signals to me that the minister is out on the public transport to experience first hand of the congestion problem.
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wat he is doing is just for publicity
how many times is he going to take the public transport in a week?
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Anybody spotted any minister or MP taking public transport these few days?
PR exercise stopped already ?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Anybody spotted any minister or MP taking public transport these few days?
PR exercise stopped already ?
face it... only tuck yew drew the short stick
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
face it... only tuck yew drew the short stickTake public transport for a few days for that kind of salary.
I'll take it.