Land Transport in Singapore

Land Transport in Singapore

George Sun LTA Academy

Singapore 31st May 2010

George Sun LTA Academy

Singapore 31st May 2010

OutlineOutline

• About LTA• About LTA• Facts & Figures on Land

Transport • Facts & Figures on Land

Transport• Challenges and strategies• Challenges and strategies

Land Transport AuthorityLand Transport Authority

Public Transport Council (PTC)

Public Transport Council (PTC)

Maritime Port

Authority (MPA)

Maritime Port

Authority (MPA)

Civil Aviation

Authority of Singapore

(CAAS)

Civil Aviation

Authority of Singapore

(CAAS)

Ministry of Transport (MOT)

Ministry of Transport (MOT)

Land Transport Authority

(LTA)

Land Transport Authority

(LTA)

Land Transport AuthorityLand Transport Authoritywww.lta.gov.sg

EZ-Link Pte Ltd

LTA Subsidiaries

www.ezlink.com.sgwww.msi-global.com.sg

MSI Global LTA Academy

LTA Division

www.ltaacademy.gov.sg

LTA’s FunctionsLTA’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)

VisionVision

A People-Centred Land Transport System

A People-Centred Land Transport System

MissionMission

To provide an efficient and cost effective land transport system for different needs

To provide an efficient and cost effective land transport system for different needs

Facts & Figures on Land Transport

in Singapore

Facts & Figures on Land Transport

in Singapore

CBDCBD

Land ConstraintLand Constraint

High-densityhousing High-densityhousing

Population : 5.0 millionPopulation : 5.0 millionLand Area : 710 sq. kmLand Area : 710 sq. km43 km43 km

23 km23 km

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

LRT : 29 km, 43 stations

Public TransportPublic Transport

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

Taxis : 24,000

Buses: 330 routes, 4.000 busesMRT : 130 km, 85 stations

Daily Bus trips : 3.1 million

Daily MRT/LRT trips : 1.9 million

Daily Taxi trips : 0.9 million

Travel StatisticsTravel Statistics

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

Rapid Transit SystemsRapid 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

• 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

BusesBuses

• 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

• 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• Fares and service standards are regulated

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

TaxisTaxis

• High end personalised public transport service

• Industry has been liberalised– Fares de-regulated– New entrants allowed

• 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

• 7 taxi companies with some individual owners

• Service standards are regulated

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

Road Network - 3,356 kmRoad Network - 3,356 kmExpressways - 161 kmExpressways - 161 km

Vehicle Population - 926,000Vehicle Population - 926,000Car Population - 577,000Car Population - 577,000

Road TransportRoad Transport

Note: Figures accurate as at Apr 2010

Challenges and StrategiesChallenges and Strategies

Challenge: Increasing Travel Demand and Limited Land Space

Today 2020

No. of Journeys

per Day

9.9 mil

14.3 mil

Land Use12%

73%

Roads

Others

15%

Housing

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 Strategies3 Key Strategies

Make Public Transport a

Choice Mode

Manage Road Usage

A People-Centred

Land Transport System

A People-Centred

Land Transport System

Meet Diverse Needs

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

Making Public Transport A Choice Mode

Making Public Transport A Choice Mode

Future Clementi Hub (artist impression)

Enhance integration of

PT system

CentralisedBus Network

PlanningDistance basedThrough fares

IntegratedPT hubs

Integratedtransport and landuse

planning

Distance-based Through Fare

• 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

3km 5km

Integrated transport and landuse planningIntegrated transport and landuse planning

• Integrate transport facilities with building developments

• Work closely with other agencies to integrate transport with land use planning

• Integrate transport facilities with building developments

• Work closely with other agencies to integrate transport with land use planning

Integrated PT HubsIntegrated PT HubsAir-conditioned bus interchanges integrated with adjoining RTS stations and commercial developments

Air-conditioned bus interchanges integrated with adjoining RTS stations and commercial developments

Future Clementi Hub (artist impression)

Ang Mo Kio Hub

Toa Payoh Hub

Extend bus priorityExtend bus priority

Full Day Bus lanesFull Day Bus lanes

Mandatory Give-Way at Bus Bays

Expand Rail Network

NSL

EWL

Existing

East

North

West

North-East

In Progress

NEL

Central Region

Downtown Line

North South Line Extension

Thomson Line

Eastern Region Line

Tuas Extension

Circle Line

By 2020

• 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

Greater Contestability

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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

• Public Transport Journey planner

• Public Transport Portal

• Multi-Modal Travel Information System

• Real-time bus arrival information via SMS and mobile platforms

Provide Travel Information

• Improve pedestrian facilities – Extend provision of

Covered linkways and pedestrian overhead bridges

• Improve pedestrian facilities– Extend provision of

Covered linkways and pedestrian overhead bridges

Enhancing Commuter ExperienceEnhancing Commuter Experience

• Inject more buzz at transport nodes

• Inject more buzz at transport nodes

Enhancing Commuter ExperienceEnhancing Commuter Experience

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 UsageManage Road Usage• Develop road network• Leverage on

technology • Demand management

measures

• Develop road network• Leverage on

technology• Demand management

measures

Expand road network

Marina Coastal Expressway

(2013)

KJE

BKE

SLE

PIE

PIE

ECPAYE

TPE

North South Expressway

(2020)

KPE Kallang-Paya

Lebar Expressway(Sept 2008)

Leveraging on TechnologyLeveraging 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

• 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 ManagementDemand Management

• Combination of Ownership and Usage Measures

• Combination of Ownership and Usage Measures

UsageRestraint

OwnershipControl

Demand ManagementDemand 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

• 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 PricingElectronic 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

•

ERP rates reviewed every 3 months •

To ensure optimal use of road space

65 km/h45 km/h

Increase rate Decrease rate

Expressways

30 km/h20 km/h Other RoadsIncrease rate Decrease rate

Electronic Road Pricing

Meeting Diverse NeedsMeeting Diverse Needs• Implement barrier-free accessibility

– MRT stations – Lifts and tactile guidance system

– Wheelchair accessible buses

– Barrier-free road and road- related facilities

• Implement barrier-free accessibility

– MRT stations – Lifts and tactile guidance system

– Wheelchair accessible buses

– Barrier-free road and road- related facilities

• 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

• 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

Facilitating CyclingFacilitating Cycling

Community Engagement• Our people and stakeholders are crucial to

developing a more people – centred land transport system

Community events, publications, exhibitions, site visits, road shows

Meeting residentsSite

visits

Engaging our People

• Land Transport GalleryOpened in Jan 08 – aim to engage different stakeholdersShowcase developments in Singapore’s land transport system

• VR-10 e-Game, Youth Outreach Programme

UITP “Youth Project Award” in 2007Launched in 2005 – aim to educate primary school students on land transport facts

Memories Challenge Theatre

Land Transport Today

ConclusionConclusion

ConclusionConclusion

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Thank You