Forty members of the public turn to "transportation planners" to help LTA give shape to its passenger car plan, Transportation News and Events

SINGAPORE – Forty members of the public decided on Saturday (October 27th) to "plan transportation" to discuss ways to make Singapore's auto dream possible.

During the four-hour session, the first of the three group discussions organized by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on its next transportation master plan, participants played a board game to plan routes and options. transport.

The goal of the game designed by the LTA is to help people understand the tradeoffs in planning a land transportation system given a limited budget, as well as understanding the different commuter preferences.

Saturday's session was devoted to ways to make walking, cycling and riding one of the three major themes of the 2040 Land Transport Master Plan published last month.

Two more group discussions will be held in November on the other two topics: how to make walking, cycling and driving easier and more inclusive, and how the land transport system can improve the quality of life.

Speaking to media on the sidelines of the event, Dr. Janil Puthucheary, the state's senior transport minister, said that one of the key lessons of the session was that people would use public transport if it was easy and convenient for them to use them.

"They are ready to think of the enjoyment second, as long as we make it easy for them," he said.

An interesting observation, he added, is that people are willing to travel a little longer if it is productive or enjoyable.

"If they're going to work for their hobbies on weekends, they see this as a separate activity from looking for a job," said Dr. Janil, chair of the management plan advisory committee. land transport.

LTA is working with the government department Reach to gather views on the future of ground transportation from a greater number of Singaporeans in different parts of the country until next month.

Members of the public can also comment online via an electronic survey and the public consultation document on the LTA website until December 31st.

So far, around 2,000 people have spoken out to give their opinion.

The 15-member advisory group led by Dr. Janil will take into account the views gathered during the process before submitting a series of recommendations to the government early next year.