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Podcast: Why Singaporeans should expect a lot from the transport system
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Synopsis: The Straits Times offers expert insights if you are in the market for a new vehicle or are tracking transportation trends.
In the second part of the conversation, COE Watch host Lee Nian Tjoe hosts long-time senior transport correspondent at The Straits Times - Christopher Tan - to talk about how he got into journalism, and what has been driving him all these years.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 On how Chris Tan once found out how much it cost to build the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway
5:30 Chris recalls when he first raised the idea of the bus contracting model way before it was started, to help raise service levels
7:00 Debates on building a new MRT line: Why the Rail Financing Framework is good for the overall network
9:00 “Build ‘em and they will come”; positive knock-on effects
14:00 Why it is fair for Singaporeans to expect more from the public transport system
17:37 Christopher Tan retiring from full-time work end-July 2024; his plans
Listen to Pt 1 of Lee Nian Tjoe’s conversation with Chris Tan here: https://omny.fm/shows/coe-watch/fixing-the-coe-system-and-why-newsmakers-do-not-te
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Produced by: Lee Nian Tjoe ( niantjoel@sph.com.sg
Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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