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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2015

'Zero fare' pilot boosts Mont. bus system ridership

Mountain Line administrators decided last winter to enact a "zero fare" demonstration project for the next three years, eliminating fares entirely in January.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2015

Transdev Introduces Mobile Ticketing App in New Orleans

Partnered with Masabi, a leader in mobile ticketing and electronic payments for transit, to bring smartphone ticketing to RTA passengers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2015

Transdev’s GoMobile app adds real-time bus arrival for NICE riders

Launched in June of 2014, the GoMobile application has now been downloaded by more than 30,000 customers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2015

Metra expands online ticket payment options

Customers who purchase tickets for the Northeast Illinois commuter rail system through the agency’s website now have the ability to split their payments among credit and debit cards, including pre-tax transit benefit debit cards.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

SPX Genfare changes name to Genfare

In addition, with the recent introduction of Genfare Link, the company now offers a comprehensive, fully integrated digital solutions suite to help transit operators more efficiently manage, measure and maintain fare revenue collection.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

S.D. council softening stance against raising paratransit fares

The about-face came just six days after an internal audit of the city's public transportation system was released to the council. In it is a recommendation to raise paratransit rates to $2.50 a ride from the $2 fee riders have paid since 1996.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernSeptember 23, 2015

A (Ticket) Leap of Faith for Papal Rail Passes

Typically, when riding the rails in the Philadelphia region, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority customers can purchase daily, weekly or monthly passes — even onboard tickets — for their journeys. But the weekend of Sept. 26 to 27 will be far from a typical weekend in Philadelphia — Pope Francis will be in town, along with an estimated 1.5 to two million people attending public events along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2015

26 Los Angeles County agencies now on TAP fare payment system

The historic milestone signifies that all municipal transit agencies in L.A. County accept TAP as a universal fare media and passengers can transfer to bus or train from any transit provider.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2015

Cubic to awarded $12.6M BART revenue management system contract

The state-of-good-repair project includes ticket vending machines, add fare machines, fare gates and parking validator devices to extend the equipment life while providing new payment functionality that can be used in the future.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJuly 23, 2015

[Photos] New York City Transit Select Bus Service M86

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), together with MTA NYC Transit, unveiled a new Select Bus Service route along 86th Street in Manhattan on July 13, 2015. This corridor currently serves 24,000 commuters daily and is the busiest route citywide per mile. This marks the 8th SBS in the city and provides direct connections to twelve different bus routes.

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