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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2015

Milwaukee's unique bus passes on way out

The Milwaukee County Transit System doesn't have a date set yet for the final phaseout of print passes, but the agency has already cut weekly production from 40,000 passes to 10,000 passes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2015

CDTA unveils Navigator smart card brand

The new smart card is expected to begin public pilot testing later this year and will be fully deployed once testing is complete.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Beijing to introduce wearable smart cards

In addition to public transit, the device's paying function will extend to supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, vending machines and restaurants.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2015

PATCO, SEPTA working toward fare compatibility

After SEPTA switches to its long-awaited electronic Key "smart card" fare-payment system this year, PATCO cards will be compatible with the SEPTA system, as long as the user registers its PATCO card with the agency, which will permit SEPTA to identify the user and bill PATCO for the trip.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2015

INIT equips C-TRAN fleet with e-fare system

The account-based fare management system will allow passengers the convenience of simply tapping their smart cards, smartphones or contactless credit card to pay for fares within the region.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

SEPTA fare collection system gets ‘smart,’ retires tokens

Philadelphia region commuters will soon be able to stop counting coins in order to use public transit once the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) rolls out its new chip-enabled fare payment system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Long Beach switching to L.A. TAP card system

After loading a pass or cash value, LBT riders can simply tap the TAP card on the mobile validator, located on the left-hand side as they board any LBT bus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2014

Cubic completes Australia's Opal smart card system

More than 1.4 million Opal cards have been distributed and 20 million free trips taken under the weekly reward scheme where after eight paid journeys the rest are free and the daily fare is capped.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

Cubic, Calgary Parking strike collaborative marketing agreement

Cubic will integrate ParkPlus technology with its payment processing facilities, giving users the benefit of a simpler customer experience with the ability to manage a single transportation account for transit and parking.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2014

D.C. Metro taps Cubic for fare conversion

The project is part of the agency’s plan to eliminate paper ticketing from its fare system to all contactless media by spring 2016.

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