Paul Barter presented at a town hall forum on cycling in Singapore. He argued that bicycles have not been taken seriously in Singapore's transportation planning. Bicycle infrastructure and policies have been half-hearted and poorly coordinated without clear goals. For Singapore, slow cycling of short 1-5km trips is the most important to focus on, as it could fill a gap in mobility options. Successful bicycle policies in places like Germany and Japan focus on protecting slow and timid cyclists, not just fast cyclists. For bicycles to be practical transportation in Singapore, the country needs coordinated bicycle policies led by an entity like the LTA.