Yahoo! Singapore News, 9 Aug 2011
The Singapore commuter, whether using the car or train, is not looking ahead with a great deal of enthusiasm.
Living among 5m people, he will likely face not only continuing over-crowdedness but also a slew of price increases in the months — possibly years — ahead.
Public transport — next to housing and healthcare — has become a casualty to rapid population expansion.
When we had three million (in 1990) it was a breeze; at four million (2000), jams were starting to show on roads, in public housing and hospitals and other facilities.
But with five million currently, some things are bursting at the seams. Full story
