Thank you
Wrt to the walking distance of Archipelago to the future Bedok North MRT Station, I think 355m is an underestimation as it is the straight-line distance.
I did a quick check on Google Maps and found the actual walking distance to be ~600m thereabouts.
One would have to cross the road towards blocks 700+ of Bedok Res past the two primary schools (Damai and Bedok West) towards the overhead bridge connecting to blocks 600+ of Bedok Res (note that the Bedok Reservoir Exit of PIE separates blocks 600+ and 700+ of Bedok Res and just along that exit is where the Bedok North MRT Station will be).
I reckon it would be a 8-10 min walk.
I used to live around the area (heck one of those two primary schools is my alma mater!) and had to make the daily pilgrimage from blocks 600+ to school.
If I may make a comparison, this would be almost the same scenario for Eu Habitat / Tropika East and the upcoming Kaki Bukit MRT Station in that:
1. approximate walking distance is similar
2. have to "bash through" opposite HDB blocks to reach
3. no other option besides walking - no direct bus route from project to MRT station
Gotta clarify that I'm in no way bashing other projects (so for everyone and anyone who bought these other projects, no offence please - I feel that they have their own pros too).
Am only making a comparison vs other projects which are touted to be within walking distance from MRT Stations and how Qbay being slightly further away from the MRT station might even be a better proposition given the convenience of the bus network plying the routes between the project and the MRT station.
IMO I would rather have a bus stop at my doorstep whereby I can take any of the buses that arrives and reach the MRT within 5 mins (making my total waiting + travelling time about 8 mins max?) rather than having to walk 600m to an MRT station with no shelter/aircon and subject myself to the elements. The amount of time spent is the similar but the comfort level varies.
And yes I know I probably sound very lazy