From the category archives:

Fares and revenue

Dublin to roll out smart cards in 2011

September 1, 2010

Dublin’s commuters will be able to use smart cards to pay for their transit trips starting in 2011.

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LA Times editorial on TAP card: “A confusing mess”

August 30, 2010

After a week of bad press for LA Metro’s TAP card, the Los Angeles Times jumped into the fray with an editorial criticizing the roll-out process to date for its complexity and inconvenience.

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New York City subway goes wireless

August 27, 2010

Now that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving forward with plans to roll out wireless connectivity on the New York City subway, Mass Transit took a look at Transit Wireless LLC, the consortium that got the job.

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CTA may consider cell-phone fare payment

August 26, 2010

Paying fares by cell phone is one of the options that the Chicago Transit Authority (IL) wants to consider as it moves toward a new fare payment technology.

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SEPTA’s smart card proposal comes under fire

August 25, 2010

Passenger advocates were quick to criticize some fare payment scenarios proposed by SEPTA in bid documents prepared for its anticipated smart card system.

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Growing pains for Clipper card

August 24, 2010

San Francisco (CA) Bay Area commuters are adopting the regional Clipper smart card at a rapid pace, and creating problems for officials in the process.

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Jamaica encourages students to use smart card

August 24, 2010

As the school year starts up, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company is encouraging students to use its Smart Card.

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LA Metro’s TAP system: Point / Counterpoint

August 23, 2010

The Los Angeles Daily News published a story on Saturday questioning the value of LA Metro’s (CA) system of fare gates and turnstiles.

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SEPTA seeks federal funds for new fare system

August 20, 2010

SEPTA is seeking $29 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER II program to implement its long-delayed smart card system.

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Las Vegas Monorail files reorganization plan

August 19, 2010

The Las Vegas Monorail (NV) filed a reorganization plan in federal bankruptcy court that would reduce its debt by more than $600 million.

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