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1.5million per km of walkway. That's just... WOW. SINGAPORE: When it poured, some Fajar Secondary School students were late for school while waiting out the rain at void decks or at bus stops. Others turned up at school soaking wet, having run the distance that's not covered by sheltered walkways. But since sheltered walkways leading to the school gate were built this year, the school in Bukit Panjang has seen more students turning up on time on rainy days, said its vice principal. The walkways are part of 200km worth of sheltered walkways that have been built in the past five years under the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) Walk2Ride programme. LTA announced on Saturday (Sep 15) that a milestone in the programme has been completed, at a cost of S$300 million. "Where feasible, walkways have been built to schools, healthcare facilities and other public amenities within a 400-metre radius of MRT stations, and within a 200-metre radius of bus interchanges, LRT stations and selected bus stops with high commuter volumes," said LTA. Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sheltered-walkways-lta-completes-construction-10724514

Regardless of whether you're a petrolhead or not, you should know this figure pictured above. He is Jeremy Clarkson, the famous (or some say infamous) presenter in BBC's popular motoring entertainment show, Top Gear. While most of the world was in a recession last year, Jeremy Clarkson took home a substantial

Was in down town area with my friend who is riding a bike. That carpark we went to was surprisingly has Red season parking lots for motorcycle (this is rare in itself), but to make it more rare, the lots comes with zine plate rain shelter as well. I am not too sure who put the shelter up, HDB or rich riders who want to have shelter for their bikes?