INVESTIGATION OF ACTIVE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE ON SINGAPORE’S PROGRESS TOWARDS A CAR-LITE CITY
CHIZ WEI HENG
CHIZ WEI HENG
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Singapore’s population is projected to grow steadily to 6.9 million by 2030 alongside a greater demand for land to accommodate the growing population. However, land supply remains limited. Yet, transport infrastructure takes up 12% of Singapore’s land space which is almost as much as housing’s proportion of 14% (CLC & ULI, 2016), making it not feasible to add more roads and parking lots to cater to the growing population. Globally, the transport sector is also one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is responsible for 6.86 gigatonnes of yearly GHG emissions, with a significant amount coming from road transport (Ritchie, 2020). Thus, there is a need to embrace ‘car-lite’ mobility to ensure Singapore’s long-term sustainability and liveability. This research aims to examine the impact of active mobility infrastructure on Singapore’s progress towards a car-lite city. This is done by investigating the current efforts in improving active mobility infrastructure and the receptiveness of Singaporeans to reduce their reliance on private transportation modes and adopting active mobility modes to complement the public transport system.
A cross-sectional study in the form of a survey questionnaire was conducted to obtain their views and perceptions towards the adoption of active mobility modes. Firstly, their preference towards car ownership was investigated. An overwhelming number of participants stated that they aspire to own a car in future, with most stating convenience and speed as the main drivers. On the other hand, the only reason for not wanting to own a car is affordability. Thereafter, the survey also revealed that there is a low level of perceived convenience and safety of utilising active mobility modes to complement the public transport system. In addition, most of the participants felt that the infrastructures are mild to moderately developed. As such, more developments in the relevant active mobility infrastructures to reduce the flaws of utilisation may shift the mindset away from car ownership and towards adopting the combination of public transport and active mobility as the main mode of commute.
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2023-04-10
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