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from the you-cannot-register-your-vehicle-until-another-one-dies dept.
Singapore, among the world's most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop increasing the total number of cars on its roads next year.
The government will cut the annual growth rate for cars and motorcycles to zero from 0.25 percent starting in February, the transport regulator said on Monday.
"In view of land constraints and competing needs, there is limited scope for further expansion of the road network," the Land Transport Authority said in a statement on its website. Roads already account for 12 percent of the city-state's total land area, it said.
Smaller than New York City, land in Singapore is a precious commodity and officials want to ensure the most productive use of the remaining space. Its infrastructure is among the world's most efficient and the government is investing S$28 billion ($21 billion) more on rail and bus transportation over the next five years, the regulator said.
Does Singapore's transportation future lie with Segways?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @01:52PM
I would say it is like those dystopian mice experiments. The psychological effect of living in a densely populated metropolis, with no way out, do take their toll. I had some contact with people from Singapore a good decade ago, I wasn't working and played World of Warcraft during daytime hours. And surprisingly they were the only active bunch of players on the US servers at that time (well Chinese gold farmers too). Had some great times with those guys :)