With Umo’s mobile app and reloadable smart card, BC Transit will also offer pre-paid stored value and pass products so that riders can easily purchase with a mobile device, new web portal, or retailer and board simply by scanning their mobile device or tapping their card.
The investment will bring the next generation of contactless fare payment and collection technology, allowing riders to “tap and go” with their mobile devices and credit/debit cards.
The $2.24-billion operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans services will fund restoration of service to 100% of pre-pandemic levels on the conventional network with some room for new and enhanced TTC programs.
The pilot is an expansion of the City of Lawrence-funded initiative that has covered fares on three local routes in Lawrence since September 2019.
Community members, commuters, and visitors who prefer to use their phones for transit can download the Umo Mobility app in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store
The new Amtrak kiosk can be activated by touch, card swipe, barcode scan, or inserting a headset.
The goal of the new system is to reduce barriers to transit access through fare affordability, increased access via retail options for purchasing and adding funds, and a seamless payment experience with the Transit app and COTA smart cards.
The state of public transportation in the U.S. is painfully subpar when compared to the rest of the developed world. This begs the question: Why can’t we have that here in the U.S.? To answer that, we must examine what a public transit experience should look like to convince customers to ditch their cars for the bus, train,
The cash-to-mobile contactless mobile ticketing service has been made possible by a partnership between Masabi and InComm Payments.
This initiative will help TransLink reach its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050. This program also helps reduce car dependency and congestion.
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