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Public consultations for the next transport master plan will begin in a few weeks’ time, Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said on Monday (Sept 22).Speaking during the debate on the President’s Address in Parliament, he said that he hopes to engage mPublic consultations for next transport master plan to begin in few weeks' time: Jeffrey Siow
Public consultations for the next transport master plan will begin in a few weeks’ time, Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said on Monday (Sept 22).Speaking during the debate on the President’s Address in Parliament, he said that he hopes to engage more Singaporeans «than ever before» to help shape the country's transportation future.«Commuters, drivers, cyclists, seniors, persons with disabilities, mobility device users. We want to bring all of them together to have deeper conversations and to weigh trade-offs,» he added.«My hope is simple. That more Singaporeans feel the system works for them and that their story matters.»Siow said that since his appointment as acting transport minister in May, he has heard stories from «some people who feel that the system is sometimes not working for them».These include a single mother who uses a personal mobility scooter to take her three kids to preschool even though it is illegal, and an office worker who ran in the rain to catch a bus. Read more