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It is not about reclaiming more land to increase land area by 10%.
It is not about building 600,000 more housing units to house the 2m increase in population.
These 2m people will not be staying in their neighbourhoods their entire lives.
Just assume 10% of these people venture out of their neighourhood everyday.
That is 200,000 more going to work in CBD.
That is 200,000 more going down to Orchard Road on weekends.
That is 100,000 more bidding for COE.
And, if successful in getting a COE, there is still 100,000 more commuters cramming into the train lines heading towards the business district.
That is 20,000 more families competing for places at elite schools like Nanyang kindergarten, Raffles Girls Primary School, ACS etc every year.
Of this 20,000, at least half (10,000) are well-to-do families looking to buy a property near these elite schools. That is 10,000 buyers bidding up the prices of houses near elite schools.
How many trains can head towards business district during morning rush hour? How far apart can they be spaced (30 seconds apart)?
How can the current road network in business district take another 100,000 more cars?
How can elite schools take in 10,000 new students every year without discriminating against the locals?
Stop this madness!
It is not about building 600,000 more housing units to house the 2m increase in population.
These 2m people will not be staying in their neighbourhoods their entire lives.
Just assume 10% of these people venture out of their neighourhood everyday.
That is 200,000 more going to work in CBD.
That is 200,000 more going down to Orchard Road on weekends.
That is 100,000 more bidding for COE.
And, if successful in getting a COE, there is still 100,000 more commuters cramming into the train lines heading towards the business district.
That is 20,000 more families competing for places at elite schools like Nanyang kindergarten, Raffles Girls Primary School, ACS etc every year.
Of this 20,000, at least half (10,000) are well-to-do families looking to buy a property near these elite schools. That is 10,000 buyers bidding up the prices of houses near elite schools.
How many trains can head towards business district during morning rush hour? How far apart can they be spaced (30 seconds apart)?
How can the current road network in business district take another 100,000 more cars?
How can elite schools take in 10,000 new students every year without discriminating against the locals?
Stop this madness!
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