Lessons from Initial Roll-out of Plan to Transit Commuters to SimplyGo Platform and Breakdown of Expenditure Arising from Extension of Timeline

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2024.

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The Minister reiterated that his earlier reply addressed questions on the $40 million expenditure breakdown for extending the card-based ticketing system, the annual cost of running both systems in parallel, and the number of feedback cases and concerns about visibility of fare deductions.
The debate highlighted lessons from the SimplyGo roll-out, including the need to engage the public and evaluate feedback during implementation, and to better gauge user experience in future transport policies.
Questions were raised on technical feasibility, such as whether real-time fare deduction information can be coded into SimplyGo EZ-Link card readers, with the Minister pointing to his previous response for details.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the breakdown in the expenditure of $40 million to extend the card-based ticketing (CBT) system which allows the continued use of EZ-Link and NETS FlashPay cards on public transportation; and (b) what are the projected total additional costs per year to maintain and run both the CBT and SimplyGo account-based ticketing systems in parallel.

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The Minister reiterated that his earlier reply addressed questions on the $40 million expenditure breakdown for extending the card-based ticketing system, the annual cost of running both systems in parallel, and the number of feedback cases and concerns about visibility of fare deductions.
The debate highlighted lessons from the SimplyGo roll-out, including the need to engage the public and evaluate feedback during implementation, and to better gauge user experience in future transport policies.
Questions were raised on technical feasibility, such as whether real-time fare deduction information can be coded into SimplyGo EZ-Link card readers, with the Minister pointing to his previous response for details.

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Lessons from Initial Roll-out of Plan to Transit Commuters to SimplyGo Platform and Breakdown of Expenditure Arising from Extension of Timeline

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2024.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Minister reiterated that his earlier reply addressed questions on the $40 million expenditure breakdown for extending the card-based ticketing system, the annual cost of running both systems in parallel, and the number of feedback cases and concerns about visibility of fare deductions.
The debate highlighted lessons from the SimplyGo roll-out, including the need to engage the public and evaluate feedback during implementation, and to better gauge user experience in future transport policies.
Questions were raised on technical feasibility, such as whether real-time fare deduction information can be coded into SimplyGo EZ-Link card readers, with the Minister pointing to his previous response for details.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

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The Minister reiterated that his earlier reply addressed questions on the $40 million expenditure breakdown for extending the card-based ticketing system, the annual cost of running both systems in parallel, and the number of feedback cases and concerns about visibility of fare deductions.
The debate highlighted lessons from the SimplyGo roll-out, including the need to engage the public and evaluate feedback during implementation, and to better gauge user experience in future transport policies.
Questions were raised on technical feasibility, such as whether real-time fare deduction information can be coded into SimplyGo EZ-Link card readers, with the Minister pointing to his previous response for details.

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Lessons from Initial Roll-out of Plan to Transit Commuters to SimplyGo Platform and Breakdown of Expenditure Arising from Extension of Timeline

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

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Lessons from Initial Roll-out of Plan to Transit Commuters to SimplyGo Platform and Breakdown of Expenditure Arising from Extension of Timeline

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

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