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Singapore's S$5 billion rail question revisited

Original: (24/n)𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. The real question was whether Singapore

A thread installment revisits Singapore's decision to invest an unprecedented S$5 billion in its rail network, arguing the debate was never really trains versus buses. The real question, it says, was whether the country needed rail badly enough, and soon enough, to justify the extraordinary spending.

Why now: Ongoing discussion of Singapore's transport policy and the cost-benefit of its heavy rail investment.

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• (24/n)𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. The real question was whether Singapore needed rail badly enough, and soon enough, to justify spending an unprecedented S$5 billion. · guptanumis

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