Push for 85% of commuters to rely mainly on public transport
Khaw: Govt aims to get there by 2050s; focus is to raise rail reliability
Singapore
A TRANSPORT system that primarily relies on cars is not sustainable in land-scarce Singapore, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Thursday.
With a million private vehicles on the roads today and 12 per cent of the island's land used for roads, Singapore should follow the examples of other cities that are moving their transportation model away from private cars.
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