SMRT

[yeokiwi]

An academic that made sense

"So why did we fail? The answers must be complex. But one fundamental error could be simple. We expected every artery of this ecosystem to be financially viable. The disastrous result of looking at each artery and not looking at the ecosystem as a whole is that while each artery made sense in isolation, the combination did not result in a good ecosystem. Even more dangerously, by looking at each unit in isolation, we did not consider its impact on the island or the nation as a whole."

I thought it was the other way. They looked at the transport system as a whole and optimized the system with minimal drain on the country resources.

The bus routes that ran parallel to MRT lines were cut.
The Bus companies were allocated routes that are profitable and non-profitable to balance their return on bus services. So, although the bus fares remained the same throughout the island, people were frustrated at the long waiting time in non popular routes.
Taxis were intentionally taken over by companies. WHY??? Why can't taxi driver own the taxi? Because of Quality of Service??