PTC regulates the public bus and rapid transit network in areas such as fares and service standards.

[2] The FPPT gave free trips to commuters who exited 18 city area stations before 7.45am on weekdays.

[2] In 2015, the PTC started a trial on the Off-Peak Pass (OPP) scheme which allows passengers unlimited travel during the weekday off peak periods on both the bus and train networks.

[4] As such, the Workers' Party called for the dissolution of the council in favour of a not-for-profit corporation in the leadup to the 2006 general elections.

[6] During Parliament in November, Workers' Party's Member of Parliament (MP) Louis Chua and People's Action Party MP, Don Wee, suggested either removing deferred fare increase or freezing fare hike but was rebutted by acting Minister of Transport, Chee Hong Tat, that the proposals were “not sound” and “populist”.