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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: Tan Kin Lian says no fare hike unless service improves</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>
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Jul 23, 2011
'No fare hike till service improves': Tan Kin Lian
By Zakir Hussain
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Tan Kin Lian wants the Public Transport Council (PTC) to delay fare hikes until transport operators improve the quality of service.
He echoed public complaints about operators SBS Transit and SMRT.
Members of the public have expressed unhappiness that the two operators are seeking to raise fares with no improvement in service. They have complained about crowded buses and trains, and unreliable service.
Mr Tan wrote on his blog: 'I echo the views of the public and wish to ask the Public Transport Council to delay any fare increase until the public transport operators can provide more capacity and improve the standard of service, namely to provide a more comfortable ride with shorter waiting and travelling time.'
He also urged Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew and the Land Transport Authority 'to take urgent steps to revamp' the public transport system.
Mr Tan, a former chief executive of insurance cooperative NTUC Income, has in recent years suggested ways to improve public transport, including more regulation.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: Tan Kin Lian says no fare hike unless service improves</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap> </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_693803.html Jul 23, 2011
'No fare hike till service improves': Tan Kin Lian
By Zakir Hussain
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Tan Kin Lian wants the Public Transport Council (PTC) to delay fare hikes until transport operators improve the quality of service.
He echoed public complaints about operators SBS Transit and SMRT.
Members of the public have expressed unhappiness that the two operators are seeking to raise fares with no improvement in service. They have complained about crowded buses and trains, and unreliable service.
Mr Tan wrote on his blog: 'I echo the views of the public and wish to ask the Public Transport Council to delay any fare increase until the public transport operators can provide more capacity and improve the standard of service, namely to provide a more comfortable ride with shorter waiting and travelling time.'
He also urged Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew and the Land Transport Authority 'to take urgent steps to revamp' the public transport system.
Mr Tan, a former chief executive of insurance cooperative NTUC Income, has in recent years suggested ways to improve public transport, including more regulation.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
