The system allows riders to purchase reusable smartcards for more convenient and affordable travel.
Riders will be able to simplify travel with mobile ticketing through the agency’s Transit app, in addition to having free transfers and caps on fares.
Alongside discussions around safety measures, such as limiting or staggering ridership to better enable physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, and the introduction of rules and changes enabling safe increases in system capacity, agencies have been accelerating operational changes that were already being examined pre-pandemic.
Nationwide in Switzerland and in a growing number of countries, transit users have used FAIRTIQ over 22 million times to check in when boarding and check out when done.
Riders can now purchase tickets using the app, which combines fare payment with trip planning, real-time tracking, crowding information, and multimodal connections.
The plan includes design improvements, restructured fares, enhanced bus corridors, and a modernized trolley network.
The contract calls for a back-office revenue management system, contactless fare validators, and a mobile app from Hansecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the INIT Group.
Over 15,000 OMNY readers have been installed at the agency’s 472 stations, on all 5,800 buses, and at Staten Island Railway stations.
The new feature allows for a quick, convenient, and contactless way to ride and is another avenue that the agency is pursuing to make the environment safer for public transportation customers.
RTA has also announced the installation of Justride validation units onboard its fleet of buses.