Neighbourhood shuttle bus service set to continue beyond 1-year pilot

A shuttle bus service that takes residents living in Marine Parade, MacPherson and Mountbatten to essential services in the towns is set to continue beyond its ongoing year-long pilot.

- Ng Keng Gene

Usage of the service's seven routes is being monitored, and the routes may be tweaked in response to feedback.

Providing these updates, Manpower Minister and Marine Parade GRC MP Tan See Leng also said on April 6 that a few of the routes have registered very good take-up.

Asked for updates about the shuttle service that began on July 8, 2024, and if it would continue beyond the year-long pilot, Dr Tan said: "We intend to continue with that. Now, how the routes will be eventually tweaked, that is something that we will continue to work (on) with all our grassroots leaders on the ground."

He was speaking to reporters at Kampong Ubi Community Centre, where the Marine Parade MPs launched two community initiatives.

Called WeCare Shuttle Service, the bus service plies seven routes for the residents of Marine Parade GRC's five wards — Marine Parade, Kembangan-Chai Chee, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights and Joo Chiat — as well as Mountbatten SMC and MacPherson SMC.