LTA Launches New Cycling Paths in Tampines, Singapore

 Tampines, the third-largest new town in Singapore by area, is an important planning area and residential town in the East Region of Singapore. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that residents in Tampines can now cycle more safely with the launch of 4km of cycling paths. The new cycling paths are located along Avenues 1, 4, 5, and 8 in Tampines.

New Cycling Paths for Active Mobility

Many modern towns and cities throughout the world recognise that providing space for cycling creates efficient and attractive places to live. LTA wants to bring the benefits of economic use of land, simplicity of moving around, and healthy lifestyles with new cycling lanes and expanding the public transporting network.

 

Residents in Tampines can now enjoy active and better connectivity as the new cycling lanes connect to homes and schools to key places in the region, including such as the Tampines West MRT station, the Tampines Central Park, and Tampines Green Forest Park.

 

New Cycling Paths: Features

The new cycling paths are coated in red colour to distinguish them from footpaths. There are safety markings and speed regulating strips along the new paths so people ride safely and make sure they look out for other path users. LTA and city authorities have widened five pedestrian crossings along the cycling routes to provide more safety to pedestrians and cyclists. 

 

LTA is planning to triple the cycling path network in Tampines. It will build more cycling lanes to connect to three MRT stations including Tampines, Tampines East, and Tampines West. LTA will expand cycling path connectivity to around 1,300km by 2030 under the Islandwide Cycling Network programme (ICN).

 

Besides these new cycling paths in Tampines, LTA is actively expanding the mass rapid network, and roads. As the leading public transport operator in Singapore, SMRT Trains is a key partner in this rail journey with LTA. With expanding rail networks and increasing ridership, LTA, SMRT Corporation, and other transport operators are providing safe, reliable, and convenient services to millions of commuters every day. Commenting on the same, SMRT CEO, Neo Kian Hong, said: “Keeping Singapore moving is more than just providing safe and reliable trains and buses. It is about developing an ecosystem of connected services from home to destination.”

 

Conclusion

LTA is planning to make Singapore a smart nation by 2030 with innovative technology, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, more walking and cycling paths, and a 360km long MRT network. With the new cycling paths in Tampines, LTA is one step closer to the 2030 Smart Nation goal. Besides the new paths in Tampines, new cycling paths are progressively being built and completed in other towns of Singapore to help residents embrace active mobility and enable greener and healthier commutes.

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