Automobile-sharing platform GetGo and bus and rail operator SBS Transit have signed a Memorandum of Understanding right this moment (26 February) to advertise car-sharing for higher first- and last-mile connectivity to or from SBS Transit’s islandwide rail and bus community.

Underneath the partnership, GetGo’s car-sharing autos will be made available within 500 metres of all of the 50 MRT stations on the North East and Downtown strains, in addition to SBS Transit-managed bus interchanges.

Aside from this, each firms will additionally tie-up with exterior companions and retailers to supply advertising and marketing promotions through GetGo’s ‘GetDeals’ loyalty programme to encourage greener commutes. Companions which have beforehand participated within the GetDeals programme embrace Sentosa, Singapore Discovery Centre, and The Punggol Settlement.

The partnership between GetGo and SBS Transit goals to create a versatile, inclusive, and sustainable mobility ecosystem in Singapore, and promote the benefits of commuting wherever by bus, practice, and shared cars with out the necessity for private car possession.

In accordance with Toh Ting Feng, the CEO and co-founder of GetGo, the corporate’s partnership with SBS Transit “marks a pivotal step in direction of realising Singapore’s ‘car-lite’ imaginative and prescient”. “This collaboration underscores our dedication to redefining the long run of city mobility”.

“Consistent with the Singapore Inexperienced Plan 2030, we’re absolutely dedicated to forging collaborative partnerships
and co-creating revolutionary options that encourage and encourage energetic mobility for a extra sustainable future,” provides Jeffrey Sim Vee Ming, Group CEO of SBS Transit.  

Featured Picture Credit score: GetGo/ SBS Transit