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The aim is for eight in 10 households to be within a 10-minute walk of an MRT station by 2030, and for Singapore to be a 45-minute city with 20-minute towns.
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SINGAPORE – Less than a month after seven new stations in eastern Singapore opened to the public in late June, the fanfare over the latest expansion of the MRT network here hit a sour note.
A new bus stop opposite Parkway Parade mall in Marine Parade that was built in tandem with the fourth stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) drew flak for its design, having pillars that made it hard for seated commuters to see approaching buses, and confusing bus bays.
