By Yeo Ghim Lay

THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is thinking of setting up bicycle kiosks at MRT stations to get more people to take to two-wheelers.

These kiosks, if built, will rent out bicycles and even provide bike-washing services and parking facilities.

LTA chief executive Yam Ah Mee said yesterday that the idea was being studied, and added: 'We are looking to see how interested private vendors are to participate and provide these services.'

Next: Segregated bus lanes, trams?

TRAMS and segregated bus lanes are among the options being studied by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) as the public transport system here is overhauled.

But the urban landscape and weather here may make these options unsuitable, said LTA chief executive Yam Ah Mee yesterday.

Segregated bus lanes, separated from the rest of the road by barriers, are in use in cities like Bologna, Italy, and Brisbane, Australia. They are an element of bus rapid transit, a system which gives buses higher priority and through-way so they can move faster.

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