Nitpicking

I caught a glimpse of an ST forum letter that was published over the weekend, where the writer alledge (sp?) that the upcoming circle line does not benefit the western population, because it links to the north-south line at ang mo kio and does not pass through orchard.

i'd say this write is not really objective about the whole matter and is just putting his/her shopping hat on. The line passes buena vista, and will be the main conduit for people travelling to fusionopolis and nuh/nus, and that to me is benefit enough.

if he had travelled through the london tube he will also have noticed that not all lines mirror the circle line, and people live with it. If you happen to live close to the circle line tube stations, lucky you, else transfer like everyone else.

then on the other end of the spectrum is my beloved penang. It can't seem to get out of a funk. Anyone who has been to penang islan will bitch about its public tranport system and the haphazard traffic woes.

a rail system is needed, no doubt about it, and i beg to differ that it does not benefit the people. Yes it does as much research have noted that the cost of doing business increases with traffic jams, and penang need to get its act right to maintain the inward investments. So i don't this there is any choice to this.

but how do you convince the private sector to participate? Definitely not when there is the potential of the federaland state government going to court to resolve jurisdiction. Until there is actual agreements btw the federal and state, i believe that this project is dead.

another sign that patronage driven politics is depriving malaysia of needed development, and pampered singaporean residents will only want public transport if it takes them from their front door to wherever they want to go.

opps that's called a cab!


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