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Feb 4, 2010
Plumping for a train stop
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<!-- end left side bar --><!-- story content : start -->I WOULD like to appeal to the Land Transport Authority to reconsider building an MRT station at the junction of Hume Avenue and Upper Bukit Timah Road for the following reasons:
First, consider the number of potential users of the MRT. The Downtown Line will serve residents of Symphony Heights, Parc Palais and Summerhill condominiums, just to name a few in the area. And this excludes the many other condos down the road and landed homes in the Hillview area.
There are many young children commuting to and from the many schools along Bukit Timah Road, older children studying at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic or Singapore Institute of Management, adults commuting to and from work in all parts of Singapore.
Even the younger working folk would consider switching to trains as the cost of car ownership in Singapore is among the highest in the world.
Second, a station nearby would go a long way in helping Singapore achieve the goal of reducing carbon emission by 7 per cent as pledged during the recent world conference on climate change.
Third, the station would make the World War II museum at the nearby Old Ford Factory more accessible. After all, museums are unique places for developing national cohesion and fostering a sense of belonging to Singapore.
Last, with an MRT station, one can access the many walking trails located in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and other parks nearby. Would we not want to recommend such a place to all visiting locals and tourists and show them that Singapore is not just about food and shopping?
Edmund Chew
Plumping for a train stop
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<!-- end left side bar --><!-- story content : start -->I WOULD like to appeal to the Land Transport Authority to reconsider building an MRT station at the junction of Hume Avenue and Upper Bukit Timah Road for the following reasons:
First, consider the number of potential users of the MRT. The Downtown Line will serve residents of Symphony Heights, Parc Palais and Summerhill condominiums, just to name a few in the area. And this excludes the many other condos down the road and landed homes in the Hillview area.
There are many young children commuting to and from the many schools along Bukit Timah Road, older children studying at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic or Singapore Institute of Management, adults commuting to and from work in all parts of Singapore.
Even the younger working folk would consider switching to trains as the cost of car ownership in Singapore is among the highest in the world.
Second, a station nearby would go a long way in helping Singapore achieve the goal of reducing carbon emission by 7 per cent as pledged during the recent world conference on climate change.
Third, the station would make the World War II museum at the nearby Old Ford Factory more accessible. After all, museums are unique places for developing national cohesion and fostering a sense of belonging to Singapore.
Last, with an MRT station, one can access the many walking trails located in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and other parks nearby. Would we not want to recommend such a place to all visiting locals and tourists and show them that Singapore is not just about food and shopping?
Edmund Chew
