Dr. Chin Kian Keong - LTA Academy - Land Transport Authority
Dr. Chin Kian Keong - LTA Academy - Land Transport Authority
Dr. Chin Kian Keong - LTA Academy - Land Transport Authority
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Eminent Speaker<br />
Profiles<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Chin</strong> <strong>Kian</strong> <strong>Keong</strong><br />
Group Director, Road Operations and Community<br />
Partnership & Chief Engineer, <strong>Transport</strong>ation, <strong>LTA</strong>,<br />
Singapore<br />
<strong>Dr</strong> <strong>Chin</strong> is an engineer by training, and has been involved in<br />
the planning, designing, implementing and constructing of<br />
various road and traffic management projects in Singapore.<br />
He was intimately involved in the Electronic Road Pricing<br />
(ERP) project, which started full-scale operations in<br />
September 1998. He is currently responsible for road and<br />
traffic management issues in Singapore, including the<br />
management and implementation of Intelligent <strong>Transport</strong><br />
Systems, and in the management of community issues<br />
directly with the Advisors of <strong>LTA</strong> and grassroots leaders.<br />
Over the past years, he has presented and published several<br />
papers at conferences and technical journals and had shared<br />
his experiences in the National University of Singapore’s<br />
post-graduate academic programme.<br />
World Urban <strong>Transport</strong> Leader Summit 2008<br />
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KANG<br />
EXP<br />
PENJURU<br />
RESS<br />
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Average Journey Speed (km/hr)<br />
JURONG JURONG JURONG JURONG<br />
Forum 3 – What’s Keeping Traffic Flowing on Singapore’s Roads?<br />
What’s K eeping T raffic F lowing<br />
on S ingapore’s R oads?<br />
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<strong>Dr</strong> C hin K ian K eong<br />
C hief E ngineer, T rans portation<br />
<strong>Land</strong> Trans port <strong>Authority</strong><br />
S ingapore<br />
C omparing with other C ities<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
18.9<br />
18.1<br />
Average Bus Journey Speeds<br />
12.0<br />
18.0<br />
11.3<br />
Singapore Seoul New York London Tokyo<br />
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WAY<br />
ROAD<br />
Demand Management<br />
Ownership vs Usage<br />
Ownership<br />
– R egistration F ees & Vehicle Taxes<br />
– Vehicle Quota S ystem<br />
Usage<br />
– Area L icensing S cheme<br />
– E lectronic R oad P ricing<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
BUKIT<br />
Pandan<br />
Reservoir<br />
BUROH<br />
BATOK<br />
COMMONWEALTH<br />
WEST<br />
ROAD<br />
PAN-ISLAND<br />
ROAD<br />
AYER<br />
COAST<br />
TERUMBU<br />
RETAN<br />
RETAN<br />
LAUT<br />
LAUT<br />
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SELAT SELAT SELAT SELAT PANDAN PANDAN PANDAN PANDAN<br />
RD<br />
BUKIT<br />
CLEMENTI<br />
AVE 6<br />
UPP<br />
WEST<br />
RD<br />
PANJANG<br />
BUKIT<br />
CLEMENTI<br />
TIMAH<br />
AVE<br />
COAST<br />
ROAD<br />
RAJAH<br />
ROAD<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
HOLLAND<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
BUKIT<br />
ROAD<br />
BUONA<br />
VISTA<br />
DUNEARN<br />
PASIR PANJANG<br />
Upper Peirce<br />
Reservoir<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
ALEXAN<br />
ROAD<br />
QUEENSWAY<br />
DRA<br />
RD<br />
FARRER<br />
TELOK<br />
PULAU RENGGIS<br />
RD<br />
ROAD<br />
Lower<br />
Peirce<br />
Reservoir<br />
ADAM<br />
JLN<br />
MacRitchie<br />
Reservoir<br />
RD<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
BLA NGAH<br />
UPPER<br />
BUKIT<br />
BUKIT<br />
ROAD<br />
LORNIE<br />
WHITLEY<br />
ROAD<br />
THOMSON<br />
MERAH<br />
UPP<br />
ROAD<br />
ZION<br />
ROAD<br />
THOMSON<br />
TIMAH<br />
RD<br />
KEPPEL<br />
ROAD<br />
YIO<br />
ANG<br />
ROAD<br />
RD<br />
THOMSON<br />
ORCHARD<br />
PULAU BRANI<br />
AVE<br />
RD<br />
SCOTTS<br />
ROAD<br />
RD<br />
ANG<br />
CENTRAL<br />
JLN<br />
ROAD<br />
TOA<br />
CHU<br />
MO<br />
MO<br />
City<br />
VICTORIA<br />
SERANGOON<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
CENTRAL<br />
PAYOH<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
STREET<br />
KIO<br />
KIO<br />
JALAN<br />
KAYU<br />
UPPER<br />
ROAD<br />
KANG<br />
JLN<br />
ROAD<br />
3<br />
ROAD<br />
MACPHERSON<br />
KO<br />
L<br />
AM<br />
HOUGANG<br />
UP<br />
P<br />
ER<br />
AYER<br />
AVE 2<br />
SERANGOON<br />
PAYA<br />
LEBAR<br />
ROAD<br />
RD<br />
AVE<br />
HOUGANG<br />
SIMS AVENUE<br />
GEYLANG<br />
MOUN<br />
T<br />
B<br />
A<br />
TT<br />
E<br />
N<br />
ROAD<br />
EAST<br />
3<br />
R T<br />
ROAD<br />
ROAD<br />
PUNGGOL<br />
ROAD<br />
ROAD<br />
PO RT<br />
AIR<br />
EUNOS LINK<br />
PAYA LEBAR WAY<br />
SIMS<br />
TAMPINES<br />
EAST<br />
STILL RD<br />
MARINE<br />
EXPRESSWAY<br />
Sungei Sungei Sungei<br />
Sungei<br />
Serangoon Serangoon Serangoon Serangoon<br />
AVENUE<br />
CHANGI<br />
PAN-ISLAND<br />
EAST<br />
ROAD<br />
ROAD<br />
COAST<br />
PARADE<br />
COAST<br />
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Average Travel Speed (km/hr)<br />
C omparing with other C ities<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
24.8<br />
21.8<br />
18.3<br />
Average Travel Speeds<br />
11.3<br />
17.5<br />
Singapore Hong Kong London New York Tokyo<br />
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S trategies<br />
Demand Management<br />
G ood P ublic T ransport<br />
E ffective T raffic Management<br />
and T ransport T echnology<br />
J udicious R oad Building<br />
E lectronic R oad P ricing<br />
F ully replacing the manual AL S in<br />
S ep 98 (with 33 gantries).<br />
Additional gantries added since -<br />
total of 66 gantries now.<br />
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Implementation S trategies<br />
R egistration and vehicle tax reduction -<br />
lower rates to shift transport costs to be<br />
more usage-based<br />
Optimum S peed R anges to adjust rates<br />
quarterly<br />
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Rail Rail Network Density<br />
(km/million (km/million persons)<br />
Forum 3 – What’s Keeping Traffic Flowing on Singapore’s Roads?<br />
R oad P ricing C harges<br />
Varies by vehicle type<br />
Varies by location of gantry<br />
Varies by time of day - ranges from<br />
S $0.50 to S $5.00 per pass<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10 10<br />
00<br />
Singapore Hong<br />
Kong<br />
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G ood P ublic <strong>Transport</strong><br />
• E xpansion of R ail-based P ublic <strong>Transport</strong><br />
London New York Tokyo<br />
E ffective T raffic Management and<br />
T ransport Technology<br />
Maximise Traffic F lows within the<br />
constraints of road network<br />
Minimise traffic disruptions<br />
̶ Orderly Behaviour by R oad Users<br />
̶ P ermit Motorists to Use Most E fficient R oute<br />
̶ Minimise R oad Accidents<br />
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Maximise Traffic F lows<br />
C omputerised C entral C ontrol of T raffic<br />
L ights with R eal-time T raffic S ensors<br />
– Optimise G reen-time Allocation at J unctions<br />
– L inking of J unctions for G reen Wave<br />
– Quick Detection of F aults and R ectification<br />
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P ricing S trategies in S ingapore<br />
C ordon P ricing – AL S vs E R P<br />
P oint P ricing – Office & home-bound trips<br />
R educing T hrough Traffic<br />
R educing Intra-C ity T raffic<br />
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G ood P ublic T ransport<br />
• Improving Bus S ervices<br />
– P remier Buses<br />
– Bus L anes<br />
– B-S ignals for Buses<br />
– Mandatory G ive-way to Buses<br />
E xiting from Bus-Bays<br />
– C entral Bus Network P lanning<br />
– G reater C ontestability<br />
Maximise Traffic F lows<br />
E ffective Use of L ocalised T raffic<br />
Management S chemes<br />
̶ Appropriate S ignages and R oad<br />
Markings<br />
̶ L ocal R oad and J unction Widening<br />
̶ P rovision of R oad S afety F acilities<br />
̶ P edestrian F acilities<br />
Minimise T raffic Disruptions<br />
E nforcement of R ules and R egulations<br />
T raffic S urveillance of R oads<br />
– E MAS<br />
– TrafficS can with vehicles as probes<br />
– J unction C ameras<br />
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Forum 3 – What’s Keeping Traffic Flowing on Singapore’s Roads?<br />
Minimise Traffic Disruptions<br />
R ecovery S ervices<br />
– Quick-response Traffic Marshals and Tow<br />
Trucks<br />
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To summarise …<br />
Multi-prong strategies needed to keep<br />
traffic flowing on roads<br />
Need to be flexible and adapt to needs of<br />
each city or community<br />
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Minimise T raffic Disruptions<br />
Dissemination of T raffic Information to<br />
R oad Users<br />
– Internet (www.onemotoring.com.sg)<br />
– R oadside VMS<br />
– Travel-Time Advisory S igns<br />
– On-board Units in Vehicles (future)<br />
– L ocation-based S ervices for road-users<br />
(future)<br />
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Thank Y ou<br />
<strong>Dr</strong> C hin K ian K eong<br />
C hief E ngineer, T ransportation<br />
<strong>Land</strong> Trans port <strong>Authority</strong>, S ingapore<br />
kian_keong _c hin@lta.gov.s g
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