Why Everyone Takes Public Transit in Singapore?

(Almost) Everyone in Singapore takes public transit to work, and the city was only able to do that with an impressive world-class rail system, a housing policy that places 80% of its population next to the train, and a restriction framework that squashes car ownership and usage to an incredibly low number. Today, only 23% of Singaporeans drive to work, leaving the majority of them commuting on trains and buses. How did Singapore pull these incredible numbers off? You'll find out in this video! 0:00 Singapore 0:35 Born with No Choice 1:36 ""Bus is Enough"" 5:27 The Birth of the MRT 6:43 More than Just Good Transit 8:54 The Final Push 10:22 Elephant(s) in the Room 12:20 To Copy or Not to Copy? 14:06 Thanks for Watching! Join Discord Server:   / discord   Watch next: How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network?    • How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network (while...   How Seattle Keeps Expanding Its Light Rail?    • How Seattle Built the Fastest Growing Tran...   New York's Next Subway Line Might Disappear Forever (QueensLink)    • New York's Next Subway Line Might Disappea...   How DC Built a Transit Station for Free?    • How Washington DC Built a Metro Station fo...   Why the LA-Vegas High-Speed Rail Stops Outside LA? (BrightLine West)    • Why the LA-Vegas High-Speed Rail Stops Out...   The Rail Link Boston Didn't Build When It Had the Chance    • The Rail Link Boston Didn’t Build When It ...   The Subway Philly Never Built    • The Subway Philadelphia Never Built   Major Sources (Can't Fit All) https://www.edf.org/sites/default/fil... https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov... https://www.quora.com/How-did-Singapo... https://www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/... https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/lt... https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Plan... https://sgwiki.com/wiki/1971_Bus_Reor...   / jkohsg_sbc-1980-the-singapore-mrt-debate-p...   https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/w... https://urbanmobilitycourses.eu/video... https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/po... https://www.sgtrains.com/network-hist... https://telescope.gov.sg/transcript/1... https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov... https://www.emerald.com/jpric/article... https://www.stclements.edu/articles/T...   / singapore_was_founded_after_it_was_involun...     / singapores-transformation-from-developing-...   https://effectivestates.org/wp-conten... https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CI... https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sec... https://landtransportguru.net/histori... https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-d... https://abettermandotblog.wordpress.c... https://www.reinventingtransport.org/... https://landtransportguru.net/singapo... Footage Used:    • SINGAPORE BUSES Montage Video (2012 - 2013...   (Footage courtesy of Singapore Buses)    • 🇸🇬 Singapore MRT & LRT - All the Lines (20...   (Footage courtesy of Central City)    • Driving around Singapore   (Footage courtesy of Hyfa & Sayf)    • Singapore Central Business District Walkin...   (Footage courtesy of A Simple Video)    • SBC 1987 - MRT: The First Ride   (Footage courtesy of Bus Interchange Transit Video)    • SBC 1980 - The Singapore MRT Debate (Part ...   (Footage courtesy of Bus Interchange Transit Video)    • #nexgenERP system   (Footage courtesy of LTA Singapore)    • Singapore expressway traffic 9 am, August ...   (Footage courtesy of Dr David Sing)    • Singapore expressway traffic 9 am, August ...   (Footage courtesy of Dr David Sing)    • (Super 8) Singapur in 1976   (Footage courtesy of mssx99)    • Diary of a Nation (SBC 1988) - 31 October ...   (Footage courtesy of Fable Duck)