Editing Transport in Singapore (section)

===Trishaws===
Before World War II, [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaws]] were an important part of urban public transportation. In 1947 they were banned on humanitarian grounds, and replaced by [[Cycle rickshaw|trishaws]] (cycle rickshaws).<ref>{{cite web|title=Infopedia: Rickshaw|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_947_2005-01-25.html|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

Usage of [[trishaw]]s as a means of transportation had died out by 1983.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lim|first1=Jason|title=A Slow Ride into the Past: The Chinese Trishaw Industry in Singapore, 1942-1983|year=2012|publisher=Monash University Publishing |isbn=978-1921867385}}</ref> Some trishaws then served as tourist attractions, taking tourists for a ride around the downtown district. Individual trishaw rider licenses were last issued in 2001, while the last licensed operator of trishaw tours, Trishaw Uncle, ended its contract with the [[Singapore Tourism Board]] at the end of May 2023. As of April 2024, there are no commercial trishaw services operating in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Chong Ming |title=From their heyday in the 1940s to their demise: The end of trishaws in Singapore |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/trishaws-singapore-origins-history-timeline-transport-decline-4260826 |website=CNA |publisher=MediaCorp |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tham |first1=Davina |title=Loss of trishaw tours in Singapore linked to road development plans, waning demand |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/no-more-trishaw-ride-tour-albert-street-tourism-demand-road-development-4277711 |website=CNA |access-date=5 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>