Travel Smart Pilot under Free Pre-peak Travel Scheme

Mrs Lina Chiam asked the Minister for Transport (a) how many employers have signed up for the Travel Smart pilot under the Free Pre-Peak Travel Scheme since October 2012; (b) how many employers have dropped out of the scheme; and (c) what is the average number of staff from each employer under the Travel Smart pilot who are willing to travel early.

Mr Lui Tuck Yew: A total of 43 organisations have signed up so far to participate in the Travel Smart Network, which was launched in July last year. These include 12 organisations that participated in the pilot before the launch of the Travel Smart Network. No organisation has dropped out of the programme.

In a survey of about 3,800 employees of the 12 pilot companies, about 12% of respondents said that they had shifted their travel out of the morning peak period of 8.30 am to 9.00 am.