Passenger advocates were quick to criticize some fare payment scenarios proposed by SEPTA in bid documents prepared for its anticipated smart card system.
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.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) unveiled new fare gates and ticket vending machines today, as the agency prepares to transition to the regional Clipper card.
The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) has issued a request for pre-qualifications for an open standards-based fare payment system, despite opposition from local officials and politicians.
After a recent upgrade to its fare collection technology, WMATA is warning commuters that their SmarTrip cards may take slightly longer to register at the fare gate.
Susan Bregman is editor of The Transit Wire. She has been a consultant on transit policy and planning for fifteen years and before that worked for the Boston Transportation Department. In 2004 she founded Oak Square Resources, LLC, which focuses on transit research, policy, and communications.