From the category archives:

Fares and revenue

Mumbai’s Western Railway accepts smart cards

March 11, 2010

India’s Western Railway will begin to accept the GO Mumbai smart card.

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No more free ride for Staten Island

March 10, 2010

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to restore fare collection along the entire Staten Island Railway (NY).

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Miami-Dade makes it look EASY

March 10, 2010

ContactlessNews writes about Miami-Dade Transit’s rollout of the EASY contactless smart card system last fall.

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Slow start for taxi-sharing program

March 4, 2010

New York City kicked off its taxi-sharing program today, although passengers and drivers were slow to take advantage of the new program.

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A guide to prepaid cards and the transit industry

March 2, 2010

The Smart Card Alliance presents an overview of prepaid fare cards, guidance for transit agencies considering this option, and a white paper for download.

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South Florida moves toward regional smart card

February 24, 2010

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority is implementing a regional smart card system that will be interoperable with Miami-Dade Transit’s EASY Card.

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Calgary to consider smart cards

February 22, 2010

Calgary Transit (AB) plans to introduce smart cards by 2012.

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Consumers don’t want wallet phones, but tickets are okay

February 22, 2010

People are not interested in keeping personal financial information on their cell phones, according to a professor at Kansas State University.

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Adelaide to implement smart card

February 9, 2010

A new smart card system will be in place for the City of Adelaide in 2013, according to South Australia Transport Minister Patrick Conlon.

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Myki commuters hit the jackpot

February 8, 2010

Another glitch in the troubled rollout of the myki smart card in the Australian State of Victoria: Last week three lucky commuters had $167,000 inadvertently credited to their card accounts.

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