SINGAPORE — Every week over the last three weeks, about 1,000 residents have taken a free shuttle bus service for residents in Marine Parade GRC, MacPherson and Mountbatten.
The seven shuttle bus routes in the Marine Parade cluster are operated by buses that ply the roads from 10am to 4pm on weekdays.
The rest of the money comes from donations raised by the CDC, and by the respective grassroots organisations. To date, more than 10,000 Marine Parade cluster residents have registered for the shuttle, of whom more than 40 per cent are seniors aged 65 and above.He said that beyond utilisation, the financial sustainability of the free shuttle service is a critical factor.
Tan said: "Many previous attempts at trying out local shuttle services have been discontinued, because of low utilisation or financial challenges. Hence, there are still many aspects of the service to validate and refine through the pilot. He said there is a high proportion of residents who are seniors in the cluster, and the seniors had given feedback that it is more physically challenging for them to walk to transport, healthcare and community nodes as they age and get more frail.
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