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Can Singapore have higher car ownership and still be car-lite?
Let’s revisit the proposal in the 1990s to shift costs to usage rather than ownership.
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One can only imagine the impact current car COE prices – at well over $100,000 – is having on usage.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
During Monday’s hour-long parliamentary debate on soaring certificate of entitlement (COE) prices, the term “car-lite” was mentioned close to 10 times. What exactly does it mean to be “car-lite”?
Simply, it means relying less on private motorised transport, and more on buses, trains and active mobility modes such as cycling and walking.
