5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Area Licensing Scheme 1970s  Singapore experienced rapid growth Traffic volume was especially high during peak hours Government made plans to manage traffic before it became too serious

Area Licensing Scheme

1970s  Singapore experienced rapid growth

Traffic volume was especially high during peak hours

Government made plans to manage traffic before it became too serious

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Area Licensing Scheme Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) introduced Motorists had to pay for use of certain roads Roads bounded within areas designated as Restricted Zones Gantries set up to monitor motorists

Area Licensing Scheme

Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) introduced

Motorists had to pay for use of certain roads

Roads bounded within areas designated as Restricted Zones

Gantries set up to monitor motorists

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Area Licensing Scheme To support ALS, other measure introduced Improving bus services Increasing cost of parking city areas Providing park-and-ride facilities When ALS started, motorists were unhappy However ALS reduced the number of cars Overall, ALS was successful in ensuring smooth traffic flow

Area Licensing Scheme

To support ALS, other measure introduced

Improving bus services

Increasing cost of parking city areas

Providing park-and-ride facilities

When ALS started, motorists were unhappy

However ALS reduced the number of cars

Overall, ALS was successful in ensuring smooth traffic flow

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Electronic Road Pricing ALS successful but room for improvement Improved technology = more efficient ways of monitoring and regulating Technology enabled transport system to stay relevant Inconvenient & labour-intensive ALS replaced by Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) ERP more efficient and effective

Electronic Road Pricing

ALS successful but room for improvement

Improved technology = more efficient ways of monitoring and regulating

Technology enabled transport system to stay relevant

Inconvenient & labour-intensive ALS replaced by Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)

ERP more efficient and effective

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Park-and-Ride Scheme Introduced at same time as ALS Motorists park vehicles at specific car parks outside the CBD Motorists would use public transport from the car parks Fewer vehicles in the CBD

Park-and-Ride Scheme

Introduced at same time as ALS

Motorists park vehicles at specific car parks outside the CBD

Motorists would use public transport from the car parks

Fewer vehicles in the CBD

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Park-and-Ride Scheme Seemed like a good idea but not successful What went wrong? Motorists switched to public transport or drove in before 7.30am Not worthwhile for motorists to leave cars parked outside city all day

Park-and-Ride Scheme

Seemed like a good idea but not successful

What went wrong?

Motorists switched to public transport or drove in before 7.30am

Not worthwhile for motorists to leave cars parked outside city all day

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Park-and-Ride Scheme Serious oversight Millions of dollars invested Land allocated for car park not used Shuttle bus companies set up for this scheme not able to survive However, scheme still used today Needs of people change and what did not work in the past may work today

Park-and-Ride Scheme

Serious oversight

Millions of dollars invested

Land allocated for car park not used

Shuttle bus companies set up for this scheme not able to survive

However, scheme still used today

Needs of people change and what did not work in the past may work today

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Vehicle Quota System (VQS) Sharp increase in car ownership in 1990s Urgent need to control car population Land Transport Authority (LTA) determined the number of new vehicles allowed for registration One of the ways to administer VQS was through the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system

Vehicle Quota System (VQS)

Sharp increase in car ownership in 1990s

Urgent need to control car population

Land Transport Authority (LTA) determined the number of new vehicles allowed for registration

One of the ways to administer VQS was through the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system

5.1 Measures to control the flow of Traffic Vehicle Quota System (VQS) Specific number of new cars are issued based on a quota by LTA Car buyers must bid for COE before purchase of a car LTA sets the quota for the month and quota premium based on bids received Successful bidders will pay for the COE COE entitles vehicle ownership for 10 years COE must be renewed after 10 years if owner still wants to use the car

Vehicle Quota System (VQS)

Specific number of new cars are issued based on a quota by LTA

Car buyers must bid for COE before purchase of a car

LTA sets the quota for the month and quota premium based on bids received

Successful bidders will pay for the COE

COE entitles vehicle ownership for 10 years

COE must be renewed after 10 years if owner still wants to use the car