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Dec 13, 2009
Tampines is first cycling town
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The GRC has already begun widening footways to accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists as part of the infrastructure efforts. The Town Council has also constructed two new stretches of bicycle paths, and LTA will be building 6.9km of bicycle paths in the first half of next year. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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TAMPINES is set to become Singapore's first cycling town. The Tampines GRC MPs announced on Sunday that after a two-year trial to see if cyclists and pedestrians could share footways safely, cycling on footways will be allowed, starting 1 March 2010.
The GRC has been working with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Traffic Police since May 2007 to assess the feasibility of the idea, said MP Mr Masagos Zulkifli.
The trial was sparked off by a 2005 parliamentary debate in which Tampines GRC MP Irene Ng called for cyclists to be allowed to ride on footways, in light of an increasing number of them involved in fatal accidents on busy roads.
Feedback from residents showed general acceptance of the trial, said Mr Masagos, but the tripartite decision was conditional: cycling on footways would only be sustainable in the long run if three key features identified - infrastructure, education, and enforcement- were implemented together.
The GRC has already begun widening footways to accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists as part of the infrastructure efforts. The Town Council has also constructed two new stretches of bicycle paths, and LTA will be building 6.9km of bicycle paths in the first half of next year.
Sunday also marked the launch of the Tampines Safe Cycling Clinics, funded by the North East CDC, in a move to ramp up education efforts. The two-hour clinics will be conducted by cycling wardens, and will teach cyclists traffic rules and proper cycling etiquette.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
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=> The 154th TV leeported that Mabroky saying that cycling on footpath is safe in Tampines cos it's *densely populated*. Can u believe such SHIT can cum out from the CB mouth of the BEST PAID ministar in the world?!
Tampines is first cycling town
<!-- by line -->By Jennani Durai
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TAMPINES is set to become Singapore's first cycling town. The Tampines GRC MPs announced on Sunday that after a two-year trial to see if cyclists and pedestrians could share footways safely, cycling on footways will be allowed, starting 1 March 2010.
The GRC has been working with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Traffic Police since May 2007 to assess the feasibility of the idea, said MP Mr Masagos Zulkifli.
The trial was sparked off by a 2005 parliamentary debate in which Tampines GRC MP Irene Ng called for cyclists to be allowed to ride on footways, in light of an increasing number of them involved in fatal accidents on busy roads.
Feedback from residents showed general acceptance of the trial, said Mr Masagos, but the tripartite decision was conditional: cycling on footways would only be sustainable in the long run if three key features identified - infrastructure, education, and enforcement- were implemented together.
The GRC has already begun widening footways to accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists as part of the infrastructure efforts. The Town Council has also constructed two new stretches of bicycle paths, and LTA will be building 6.9km of bicycle paths in the first half of next year.
Sunday also marked the launch of the Tampines Safe Cycling Clinics, funded by the North East CDC, in a move to ramp up education efforts. The two-hour clinics will be conducted by cycling wardens, and will teach cyclists traffic rules and proper cycling etiquette.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
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=> The 154th TV leeported that Mabroky saying that cycling on footpath is safe in Tampines cos it's *densely populated*. Can u believe such SHIT can cum out from the CB mouth of the BEST PAID ministar in the world?!
