{"id":21670,"date":"2016-07-29T10:05:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T03:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jurong-lake-district-to-have-bicycle-sharing-scheme-by-end-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-08-02T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T09:24:06","slug":"jurong-lake-district-to-have-bicycle-sharing-scheme-by-end-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jurong-lake-district-to-have-bicycle-sharing-scheme-by-end-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurong Lake District to have bicycle-sharing scheme by end-2017"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nArtist\u2019s impression of the proposed bicycle-sharing infrastructure in Marina Bay \/ City Centre. Source: Land Transport Authority
\nThe Land Transport Authority (LTA) will pilot a self-service bicycle-sharing scheme in the Jurong Lake District (JLD) by end-2017.
\nTo encompass over 1,000 bicycles and 100 docking stations, the scheme will provide the public with access to a bicycle at all times without having to own a bicycle.
\nUsers can pick up a bicycle at any self-service docking station and return it to any other docking station within the system\u2019s service area.
\nSpaced about 400 metres apart, the stations will allow residents to make short trips from their homes to nearby transport nodes like bus interchanges and MRT stations, where they can return the bicycle and continue their journey on the public transport system.
\nMeanwhile, the LTA revealed that it will call a tender to appoint an operator who will own, build, operate and maintain the pilot bicycle-sharing scheme in the JLD for eight years, with options to bid to operate a bicycle-sharing scheme in Marina Bay \/ City Centre as well as Tampines and Pasir Ris.
\nThe LTA added that it will provide a grant to defray parts of the costs involved in setting up and operating the bicycle-sharing pilot in the JLD. The potential operators will bid for a fixed amount of grant they need in each year of the contract.
\nAside from appointing an operator for the bicycle-sharing scheme, the LTA will also call a tender to appoint a sponsorship consultant, who will work with it to engage suitable sponsors. Much like other bicycle-sharing systems in global cities like Santander Cycle in London and Citibike in New York, these sponsors will receive advertising and naming rights to the bicycle sharing system.
\n\u201cThis is the first public bicycle-sharing scheme that will be implemented on such a large scale in Singapore. We believe this will catalyse take-up of cycling as it provides a convenient and healthy way to commute between homes, nearby amenities and the MRT stations,\u201d said LTA Chief Executive Chew Men Leong.
\n\u201cThrough the pilot, we will study the scheme\u2019s feasibility and determine if and how it can be extended to other residential towns as well,\u201d he added.
\nThe scheme is in line with the government\u2019s efforts to facilitate cycling and to improve first-and-last-mile connectivity to key amenities and public transport nodes.
\nBy 2030, over 700 kilometres of cycling paths will be provided island-wide under the National Cycling Plan.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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Artist\u2019s impression of the proposed bicycle-sharing infrastructure in Marina Bay \/ City Centre. 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