The Business Times
business-time-50
The Broad View

New mobility concepts can solve South-east Asia’s traffic woes

google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
Published Sat, Jun 25, 2022 · 05:50 AM
    • Carpooling apps such as Singapore’s Ryde allow private car owners to offer empty seats to fellow travellers.
    • Carpooling apps such as Singapore’s Ryde allow private car owners to offer empty seats to fellow travellers. Ong Wee Jin/ST

    Yuma Ito

    AMONG the most unique reminders of the global pandemic of 2020 and 2021 were images of peacefully empty traffic arteries in cities around the region and across the world.

    A notorious problem over decades, vehicle congestion and pollution intensified in South-east Asia's metropolitan areas with increased economic intensity.

    Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

    Road transportMotor vehiclesRoad trafficSouth-east Asia

    Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services

    Feedback

    TRENDING NOW

    Vincent Tan, founder of Berjaya Group, has reduced his holdings in multiple companies within the group.

    Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan’s sell-downs point to pruning rather than an exit plan

    Singapore continues to be an important market for big luxury houses, such as Hermes and Chanel.

    As luxury retail goes big, can Singapore’s Orchard Road keep up? 

    From left: Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo at a press briefing on the Economic Strategy Review's midterm update in January.

    Singapore releases Economic Strategy Review Final Report, with more detailed proposals

    Altitude Xperience argued that the rooftop space in contention was not considered an unused space.

    Simba ordered to pay S$700,000 in damages to indoor skydiving operator Altitude Xperience for trespass

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More