As a regional centre shapes up, it brings with it more visitors and an increase in trucks making deliveries to commercial buildings. SMU Professor of Information Systems Lau Hoong Chuin said the challenge is to develop an integrated urban transportation and logistics concept that will regulate people and freight flows simultaneously. To this end, urban planners can tap smart technology to anticipate and facilitate commuter and freight flows, Prof Lau added.
[Featured Photo: Prof Lau Hoong Chuin]
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