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Under the proposal, SEPTA would use the grant from the U.S. DOT's TIGER II program, along with $48M in SEPTA funding, to begin implementing the fare payment technology.
Read More →The first pass to switch will be the "A" Fast Pass, which allows customers to access Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco as well as Muni.
Read More →So far, Muni, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, Golden Gate Ferry and Caltrain — representing about 80 percent of Bay area transit riders — are on the regional smart card bandwagon.
Read More →Cubic's MetroCard Fare Collectors will let people use their MetroCard to pay before the bus arrives. They are new, weatherized versions of the MetroCard Express Machines currently used in NYCT's subway system to accept credit or debit card payments.
Read More →Tri-Rail, the commuter rail service connecting Palm Beach and Broward Counties with Miami-Dade County, will be the first transit agency to join in the creation of a South Florida regional system, giving Floridians the ability to use one fare card — a smart card — to travel on both systems. Palm Tran and Broward County Transit are expected to join later.
Read More →Seven partner agencies are launching major promotional efforts for One Regional Card for All (ORCA), and moving forward with steps to phase out other transit passes.
Read More →The agreement initially will cover servicing the TransLink contract in the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually include the other transit agencies currently using Vix ERG MASS systems.
Read More →Over the next several months the new Compass Card will provide a host of new benefits for riders, including the ability to register the card for balance protection, automatic reloading, and monthly and 30-day passes.
Read More →Providing new capabilities for an all-in-one reader that will process bank cards, prepaid cards and smart card-enabled mobile phones.
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In addition to accepting credit and debit card payments, the new EFC system is also being used to validate UTA-issued passes carried by corporate and educational customers as well.
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