Problem Statement and Purpose Statment

1. Problem Statement
The Park & Ride scheme was introduced in the 1970s to tackle the traffic congestion issue in the CBD area. It did not take off well due to the inconvenience of switching to public transport and the abuse of the system by its users. The scheme was under close scrutiny for some time and LTA has finally announced that the scheme to be decommissioned with effect from 1 Dec 2016.

2. Purpose
This paper aims to propose new ways to: 1) Revamp the system of the Park and Ride Scheme to boost its user friendliness and 2) To tighten the eligibility criteria of the scheme to prevent any abuse of the system so as to ensure that the scheme’s benefits is able to reach out to only the intended parties.