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A user demonstrating Metrolink's contactless fare payment pilot.
Newsby StaffJune 12, 2026

Southern California's Metrolink Debuts Contactless Fare Payment Pilot

Customers traveling between Redlands and Los Angeles can now tap their preferred payment method, including a credit or debit card, mobile wallet, or wearable device, at station validators before boarding and again while exiting.

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Railcar handles signifying transit usage
Newsby StaffMay 11, 2026

FTA Announces $28.5M Investment for Transit-Oriented Development Planning

The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving America’s communities through public transportation by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core-capacity transit capital investment.

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A rider looking at a Via map on a smartphone
Newsby StaffApril 6, 2026

NJ TRANSIT Introducing New Microtransit Pilot

The service will offer free connections to major bus stops and park-and-rides, linking customers to NJ TRANSIT’s fixed-route bus network.

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A Chicago Metra train on rail tracks
Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2026

Chicago's Metra to Launch Fare Collection Tech Pilot

A major goal of the pilot, which begins in April, is to test the speed, functionality, and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

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An NJ TRANSIT bus
Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2026

NJ Transit Pilots AI-Powered Digital Bus Stop Signs

The pilot program showcases two companies’ technology at eight bus stops. The companies submitted their ideas through the Transit Tech Lab, which is backed by the Partnership Fund for New York City and provides an accelerated pathway for early to growth-stage companies to solve public transportation challenges for the largest transit agencies in North America.

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NewsJune 5, 2020

Caltrain approves deeper discounts for low-income riders

The program, now known as Clipper START, and administered by the MTC, will allow eligible low-income transit riders to access the discount using a Clipper card.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2020

Metra's reverse-commute service exceeding first-year goal

While there have been some fluctuations in ridership during the first months of the test, the overall trend is very positive.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2020

SEPTA ups service frequency, nixes skip-stop on rail line

The decision to eliminate skip-stop service was made based on a successful pilot program in 2018 and helps address ridership growth.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2020

CTA to pilot all-door boarding on two bus routes

Has the potential to reduce boarding times by as much as 50% and improve the overall customer experience.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2019

San Diego's MTS puts first battery-electric buses into revenue service

The launch of passenger service follows several weeks of route validation and bus operator training on multiple routes around San Diego.

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