tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852717036526979577.post1463432270418199854..comments2024-03-08T19:26:19.450+08:00Comments on Blogging for Myself: Public Transport: We have been done inUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852717036526979577.post-30298010641923708212012-02-28T13:46:13.251+08:002012-02-28T13:46:13.251+08:00The govt is doing this because it may well be part...The govt is doing this because it may well be party responsible for the situation for instance by demanding that the mass transit companies pay major share holders like Temasek and GIC high annual dividends. <br /><br />That may well be the reason for the phenomenon/irony that despite making hugh annual profits, the PTC has without fail approved virtually annual increases in bus/train fares.<br /><br />It completely militates against logic that while the companies are making huge handsome annual profits it is justified and entitled in the view of the PTC to increase fare. And without fail the rational has been to maintain/replace the train/bus fleet. Would you believe that these super smart wizards had not been taking into account maintenance, replacement and operation costs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852717036526979577.post-16902183020780501472012-02-28T09:07:35.335+08:002012-02-28T09:07:35.335+08:00It is always a woner to me that most of commuting ...It is always a woner to me that most of commuting habits seems to be one way, towards city in the mornings and the reverse route in the evenings. Route allocation and distribution of work/school locations is not planned properly, resulting in bunching of commuters. Transport minsters and city planners shd be made to pay back their ill gotten 1st world salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852717036526979577.post-68138054937770323522012-02-27T22:49:49.865+08:002012-02-27T22:49:49.865+08:00What to do? They have already decided on it. Any d...What to do? They have already decided on it. Any debate is useless. We can only 'bend over and pick up the soap'. Whatever we say is just noise. But just you wait till 2016.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com