Smoother public transport ride for the elderly
21 Aug 2015|2,667 views
Around 30 elderly commuters who travelled from Marymount MRT station to Bishan bus interchange yesterday were on a mission to help the Land Transport Authority (LTA) try out new signs which the agency hopes will make it easier for the elderly to navigate public transport, reported The Straits Times.
In yesterday's trial, stickers featuring mascots pointing to the various train lines were put up by the LTA, while signs for lifts and toilets were made bigger and placed in areas where they are easier to spot. A bus was also fitted with a new display which showed the next three stops, along with audio announcements.
After an hour spent testing the signs, the participants returned to LTA's headquarters on Hampshire Road to share their thoughts. Many of the seniors welcomed the bigger fonts, larger signs and how the various train lines were marked out by colours - red for the North-South Line and orange for the Circle Line.
The trial was a result of feedback gathered from 47 focus group discussions organised by the Ministerial Committee for Ageing since June last year. Participants shared that they sometimes felt disoriented travelling between train stations and bus interchanges.
These enhancements to make the public transport more elderly-friendly come under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing and will likely be rolled out in new train stations first, said Mrs. Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport. "We know that our seniors are living longer and we want them to be able to enjoy this longevity as much as possible, and a very important part of it is to be able to move around easily without a high-degree of stress," she added.
Around 30 elderly commuters who travelled from Marymount MRT station to Bishan bus interchange yesterday were on a mission to help the Land Transport Authority (LTA) try out new signs which the agency hopes will make it easier for the elderly to navigate public transport, reported The Straits Times.
In yesterday's trial, stickers featuring mascots pointing to the various train lines were put up by the LTA, while signs for lifts and toilets were made bigger and placed in areas where they are easier to spot. A bus was also fitted with a new display which showed the next three stops, along with audio announcements.
After an hour spent testing the signs, the participants returned to LTA's headquarters on Hampshire Road to share their thoughts. Many of the seniors welcomed the bigger fonts, larger signs and how the various train lines were marked out by colours - red for the North-South Line and orange for the Circle Line.
The trial was a result of feedback gathered from 47 focus group discussions organised by the Ministerial Committee for Ageing since June last year. Participants shared that they sometimes felt disoriented travelling between train stations and bus interchanges.
These enhancements to make the public transport more elderly-friendly come under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing and will likely be rolled out in new train stations first, said Mrs. Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport. "We know that our seniors are living longer and we want them to be able to enjoy this longevity as much as possible, and a very important part of it is to be able to move around easily without a high-degree of stress," she added.
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