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Jul 14, 2026
S1E83: Singapore footpath wars: Why reclaiming car space could solve the PMD and PMA problem
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Lynda HongHOST
Well, what is the impact this will have if we were to go with a car-lite space? What's the impact on the economy, given that we are, we will, we likely going to move slower?

Yap Fook FahGUEST
So this a very good question because there's always a concern that if we take away car lanes, would we then make cars go very slow? Because very congested now, and then it will have a very negative impact on the economy.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
And so I think it's a fair question, and superficially, on the surface, it seems to make sense, right? Because if you take lanes away, then, uh, you know, you're gonna cause congestion.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
But I think we need to be careful that the economy depends on cars alone, okay? So the core of the question is whether congestion will have a negative impact on economy.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
In, in fact, a lot of studies have shown that it is impactful because you have streets that are very congested, then you slow down everything, things can't move, and time is money, right? So you lose time, you lose money, okay? Now, I'm not a economist, but congestion is also one of the favorite topics of, uh, traffic engineering.
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S1E83: Singapore footpath wars: Why reclaiming car space could solve the PMD and PMA problem
16:34
16:47
17:06
17:22
17:31

Lynda HongHOST
Well, what is the impact this will have if we were to go with a car-lite space? What's the impact on the economy given that we are, we will, we likely gonna move slower?

Yap Fook FahGUEST
So this a very good question because there's always a concern that if we take away car lanes, would we then make cars go very slow? Because it's very congested now, and then it will have a very negative impact on the economy.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
And so I think it's a fair question, and superficially, on the surface it seems to make sense, right? Because if you take lanes away, then, uh, you know, you're gonna cause congestion.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
Okay? So the core of the question is whether congestion will have a negative impact on the economy.

Yap Fook FahGUEST
I- in fact, a lot of studies have shown that it is impactful because you have streets that are very congested, then you slow down everything, things can't move, and time is money, right? So you lose time, you lose money.
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