Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Singapore's MRT

Singapore is a country that is 1/3 the size of Benton county (where I grew up) and has a population of 5 million people.  (Benton county has 26,000 people... and, again, Benton county is 3x the size of Singapore.)

So coming to a country that is smaller than the Benton Community school district was a little mind blowing.

However, for such a small country they have really learned how to get around.

What I loved most about Singapore was the train system.  The trains went everywhere and there was a stop every couple of blocks. They had routes going north-south, east-west, southeast-northwest and even a circle line around the downtown area.  It is so amazingly simple to get around I am still shaking my head at the simplicity.  There is no reason to own a car in this city.  Amazing, amazing, amazing.

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