Our transport infrastructure is designed with inclusive features to cater to various road users.
Pedestrian Facilities
Roads and pavements are designed to be barrier-free to allow groups with different mobility levels to move about safely and conveniently in public.
- All new pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) built by LTA after 2018 are installed with lifts, to provide barrier-free access. POBs that were built earlier, and are near public transport nodes, healthcare institutions, or areas with a high number of elderly residents have been prioritised for lift retrofitting to benefit our more vulnerable and less ambulant pedestrians. As of November 2024, we have completed the retrofitting of 89 POBs with lifts, and will progressively retrofit over 130 more by 2028.
- To give the elderly and persons with disabilities more time to cross the roads, over 1,000 pedestrian crossings islandwide have been fitted with Green Man Plus (GM+), allowing the elderly and persons with disabilities to extend the green man time by tapping their concession cards on the GM+ reader. LTA plans to expand GM+ to another 1,500 pedestrian crossings by 2027.
- About 1,300 signalised pedestrian crossings also have audio-tactile signals to help pedestrians who are visually-impaired.
- All MRT and LRT stations are barrier-free. 98% of our bus stops are barrier-free, except some with site constraints, such as those located at five-foot ways. Bus interchanges and rail stations are equipped with ramps, lifts and barrier-free features such as tactile guiding system ensure commuters, including the elderly, persons with disabilities and familiar travelling with young children can use public transport to get around more independently.
- Taxi stops and stands built after 2008 are barrier-free; LTA is reviewing other taxi stops and stands to see how their access can be improved.
- To improve comfort and convenience for pedestrians , more covered linkways will be built to connect MRT stations to Friendly Streets within an 800-metre radius.
Friendly Streets
In 2023, LTA announced the Friendly Streets initiative. Building on our existing efforts - such as Silver Zones, School Zones, Transit Priority Corridors, and Road Repurposing projects – Friendly Streets aim to make Walk-Cycle Ride commutes in neighbourhoods safer, more convenient and comfortable, and to foster more gracious behaviours in our communities.
Friendly Streets sites are near key amenities and experience high pedestrian flows. They have features such as traffic calming measures to slow vehicles down, barrier-free pedestrian crossings, and longer and more frequent green man signals for more convenient crossing, especially for seniors and families with young children.
The first five pilot Friendly Streets sites in Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok West, Tampines, Toa Payoh, and West Coast will be completed by March 2025.
Construction for the next batch of ten Friendly Streets – at Bedok, Buangkok, Bukit Panjang, Choa Chu Kang, Holland/Buona Vista, Jurong East, Pek Kio, Punggol, Sembawang, and Tiong Bahru/Havelock – will begin progressively from the first half of 2025, and is expected to be completed by 2026.
Building on the community’s positive feedback, we are expanding the Friendly Streets initiative to all HDB towns by 2030, as well as to private estates with high-activity areas and key amenities nearby.
Safer roads for seniors and students
Silver Zones - Residential areas with a high proportion of seniors have been designated as Silver Zones with a reduced speed limit of 30km/h to 40km/h. Other features include additional crossing points and lanes with reduced width to slow down traffic. As of end-2024, more than 40 Silver Zones have been implemented. We will have completed 50 Silver Zones by 2025.
Learn more about Silver Zones.
School Zones - Areas with the presence of school-going children have been designated as School Zones with safety measures, including traffic signs, road humps and road markings.
