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Comic-Con — a five-day celebration of popular art and entertainment at the annual convention along downtown San Diego’s scenic bay front — attracts 130,000 attendees and the San Diego Trolley system handles more than 215,000 extra passenger trips during the festivities.
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A story in Salon says it is time, citing a recent move in Paris and in other cities around the world, as well as issues at some U.S. transit agencies in recouping enough funding through fares.
Read More →The project is part of the agency’s plan to eliminate paper ticketing from its fare system to all contactless media by spring 2016.
Read More →Making fare increases routine is the first lesson to be gleaned. Last year, Transport for London boasted a fare recovery rate of roughly 70%.
Read More →The magnetic strip technology would require the replacement of all fareboxes, many of which are more than 20 years old. The agency plans to pay for it with a $2 million federal grant.
Read More →Enables NICE Bus passengers to purchase, store and use tickets with a smart-phone app, which greatly increases their convenience.
Read More →When the new ticket system launches, customers will be able to purchase and use commuter rail tickets with just a few clicks on their smartphone.
Read More →In 2010, when CATS was concerned with whether it could afford to build the Blue Line extension, the transit system removed some features to save money
Read More →The agency has so far revamped its fleet with 210 new buses, created task forces to focus on areas such as on-time performance, reducing accidents and decreasing road calls. Additionally, it’s long-awaited East Bay BRT project is making headway.
Read More →Has entered into an agreement with CooCoo, a Huntington, N.Y.-based developer of innovative mobile software to provide a comprehensive mobile payment ticketing solution to the transportation industry.
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