FTRL Blog Updates

There may be a case to fix one of the strangest design decisions of the JRL. And if we do that, we may be able to build better transit elsewhere, too. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/a-modest-proposal-for-a-better-jrl-78f8c85d05c8

If the long term sustainability of the West Coast Extension project has been improved, then let's just get it built. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-west-coast-extension-in-practice-877dc6eb0e78

Here's my take on what the proposed new Seletar and Tengah lines should look like. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/dont-build-mrt-lines-just-to-check-boxes-b91730ace7b7

While the recent announcement of new MRT projects are welcome, serious questions still remain about how we're going to get there, and whether we can get there fast enough. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/its-about-time-for-rail-expansion-ecdad00c83cd

There's a long, long way to go for any new rail lines, but where are we going and how are we getting there? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-road-ahead-to-new-mrt-lines-53b0bb64a7d8

A more detailed look into the accessibility initiatives on our public transport network, since the last Masterplan. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-thing-about-accessibility-8048299bec08

With a new masterplan coming, it's timely to look back on what was supposed to be done. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/all-masterplans-are-political-1c27b3823b36

CRL3 may be one of Singapore's most transformational rail projects. But how transformational can it be? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/whats-next-for-the-crl-d8d106312955

How flexible are we willing to be with HSR development? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/would-you-take-a-singapore-bangkok-train-5b4d88c8003f

While any rail project to expand access is welcome, should they have gone further, in many senses of the word? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/they-stopped-at-two-26ca4957fbe9

If we're going to end up needing the HSR anyway, why not get a second RTS Link out of it? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/what-could-a-second-rts-look-like-33e27430e16f

New updates to Travel Smart Journeys can make it a powerful tool, especially in light of today's fare increase. The LTA would do well to take advantage of it. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-great-push-18b8c867349d

SMRT has ambitious goals to retire all first-generation KHI trains by 2025. Will the R151 project be able to keep up and deliver replacement trains in time, and what might this mean for other rail projects? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/smrts-battle-against-entropy-continued-e8820c462ad1

Are these the minister’s plans for 2025, are they on the right track, and will it be enough? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/peering-through-the-fire-e507d521fa84

Policymakers say they're not done building rail. Is there a space for the return of light metro LRTs? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/in-defense-of-the-light-metro-f2eb0edce9ab

How the life and death of projects influence the public transport outcomes we're seeing. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-goals-of-the-projects-700db4b63407

What if everything changes with our rail contracting models, but yet, nothing eventually changes? https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/how-to-take-back-control-7d038515014a

Frankly speaking, I don't know why the PTC still exists. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/the-timing-is-the-problem-91f020acebfa

Alternatives, alternatives, alternatives. They're happening. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/is-there-a-war-on-bus-riders-a7bb44ccdb68

There's a lot of new development areas planned, but the government might need to tread carefully. https://medium.com/from-the-red-line/to-square-the-housing-circle-79fec2507347