tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835404801266823652.post9135195780356359416..comments2023-03-23T20:57:17.644+08:00Comments on Public Transport in Singapore: Confusing road names in SingaporeTan Kin Lianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00617069056914635271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835404801266823652.post-42861814689749541942009-10-18T14:39:53.721+08:002009-10-18T14:39:53.721+08:00I use to hang out in Toa Payoh during my school da...I use to hang out in Toa Payoh during my school days and now I have been staying here for the last 6 yrs, and I have just figured out that it is a concentric circle "urban" planning format that they have used... but the naming of the Roads does not explain...much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835404801266823652.post-66082364953532007442009-10-18T10:34:55.967+08:002009-10-18T10:34:55.967+08:00REX comments as follows,
Ang Mo Kio road naming, ...REX comments as follows,<br /><br />Ang Mo Kio road naming, yes it is not that bad, they follow compass-direction generally, as Eveline said.<br /><br />As for road names changes after big traffic junctions it is common in Singapore, some of them make sense because it identifies with the general area. E.g Kallang road is closer to the old Kallang airport, kallang Gasworks etc, whereas Victoria St leads all the way to Victoria memorial hall, and Fort Canning Hill, so changes to call it "victoria st" and Hill street, are ok because the road spans entirely different suburban locailities.<br /><br />Now here is some thing that beats me:<br /><br />Have you been lost in Toa Payoh, one of the oldest estate in Singapore?<br /><br />It took me a very long time to figure out that Lorong 1, Lorong 6 and Lorong 7 are one and the same road, set up in a circular ring which encapsulates most parts of this mature estate. In other countries, i have seen them name such road configurations simply as "XXX Ring". I wish that 40 years ago, they should have named Lor 1, 6, and 7 with a generic name "Toa Payoh Ring Road". If necessary they could go further with TP Nort Ring and TP South Ring, that would have been even more helpful.<br /><br />And secondly the urban planners have utterly no sense of proportion calling a huge road like Toa Payoh Lor 6 a "lorong". TO my knowledge, "lorong" has connotation of "small lane", e.g "Lorong Stangee" in Katong, whilst Jalan is for bigger roads like "Jalan Eunos". There is no consistency, some lorongs are bigger than jalans and vice versa. Very user unfriendly, legacy system, like the poorly designed MS Word, we just have to live with it there is no other option.<br /><br />REXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835404801266823652.post-56184231369032526542009-10-18T00:21:50.834+08:002009-10-18T00:21:50.834+08:00The streets in Ang Mo Kio do have an order. Avenu...The streets in Ang Mo Kio do have an order. Avenues 1, 3, 5 etc are numbered south to north and Avenues 2, 4, 6 are numbered east-west. Although the roads are not straight, there's a logic behind the numbering.<br /><br />I have to agree - the naming conventions in the newer estates are too confusing!!!dsowerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253269171539306804noreply@blogger.com