Getting around Singapore will become more convenient and sustainable.
Public transport and active mobility options will be the best way to move around the city.
Our city will continue to focus on car-lite efforts by expanding our public transport network across the island.
© LTA (view the high-res)
Our MRT and bus networks will remain the backbone of our public transport system. We are on track to achieve our target of 8 in 10 households within a 10-minute walk of a train station. We will continue to review our long-term transport demand and the infrastructure needed to support it, taking into consideration changes in travel patterns, such as more flexible working arrangements.
We will create an inclusive transport system that enables everyone to travel around conveniently and efficiently.
Transit Priority Corridors consist of bus priority lanes together with wider footpaths, dedicated cycling paths or shared paths. We will add another 60km of these corridors by 2030, including the longest TPC - the North-South Corridor. As part of the long-term car-lite initiatives to move towards a more liveable and sustainable environment, more road spaces will be converted for buses, cyclists and pedestrians.
Our transport system will be designed to better support more active mobility options that offer healthier and greener ways to travel.
As more of us walk and cycle, we will expand our cycling network and supporting infrastructure across Singapore. Active mobility corridors, comprising cycling paths and park connectors, will offer interesting journeys for both leisure and commutes.
More road spaces will be dedicated to public transport, active mobility and community uses. This can be done through repurposing existing ones for walking and cycling.
Along major corridors between towns, dedicated spaces for buses, cycling and walking are planned to enhance the experience of public transport and active mobility. Barrier-free movement will be planned to help pedestrians and cyclists move around with ease. Stretches of the corridor close to amenities can be activated as areas of interest too.
The design considerations include:
For example, the North-South Corridor offers dedicated spaces for different modes of travel — be it driving, riding, cycling or walking — as well as amenities along the way.
Streets within towns will prioritise public buses and active mobility users, linking up residential areas with key transport nodes and amenities.
Streets within the neighbourhood will support safe and barrier-free walking and cycling. Those within car-free areas will also be lined with public spaces and rest stops.
Road spaces have been repurposed into community spaces.
New technologies offer exciting opportunities to improve the way we move and the ways in which we get around the city continue to evolve.
These simulations depict the different flows in Singapore’s public transportation network with the entire employment population traveling to work (left) as compared to when 30% of them are working from home (right). © IHPC
For example, travel patterns will change with more flexible working arrangements. We will monitor movement patterns and simulate different possibilities to identify emerging trends and better plan for new needs.
We will look out for new transport innovations to explore their potential uses in Singapore. Emerging transport technologies, particularly Autonomous Vehicles, can power more efficient travel and help realise our vision of car-lite towns.
Such vertical take-off and landing aircraft could allow quick trips within the city or across borders. A trip to Batam could take less than 20 minutes!
© Volocopter, Arup, Graft Architects and Bayards
Taxis in the Sky
ARUP, together with Volocopter, GRAFT Architects and Bayards Aluminium Constructions, have designed modular and easily scalable “vertiports” that can be placed in densely populated urban areas and small sites to support an urban air mobility network.
Drones could make quick deliveries regardless of ground traffic conditions.
Various forms of transport and related services could be integrated into a single platform for users to plan, book and pay for their multi-modal travel needs within the city.
Not needing human intervention and smart enough to sense their environment, AVs can support the shift towards shared rides and transform the city: