Adelaide Metro tests mobile payment options
The South Australia Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure is testing two mobile payment options for possible use on Adelaide Metro.
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Weekend round-up
Some stories you may have missed last week: Elon Musk doesn't like transit, Ventra cards get a new look, and Metrorail customers get more...
MTA tests contactless payment
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is testing a contactless payment option for commuter rail riders who are transferring to the subway.
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Caltrain to launch mobile ticketing
Caltrain (CA) will launch a mobile ticketing application on February 10.
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TransLink upgrades fare gates for riders with disabilities
TransLink (BC) is rolling out an option for access to SkyTrain stations for riders who cannot tap a Compass Card at fare gates because...
Weekend round-up
ICYMI: It's all about the fares -- BART delays hiring enforcement officers, NJ TRANSIT plans upgrade, and MTA starts testing next year.
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Good-bye Charlie: MBTA to develop new fare system
The MBTA awarded a multi-year contract to Cubic Transportation Systems to design, implement, and maintain an automated fare collection system.
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WMATA moves toward mobile payment option
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) is moving forward with plans to launch a mobile payment option by 2019.
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Some question WMATA’s cash-free bus test
WMATA will try to speed up service on a limited-stop route by banning cash payments, but some worry about the impacts on low-income and...
TransLink and Visa rethink plans for Morgan Freeman to voice ad campaign
Both TransLink and Visa suspended a proposed ad campaign with actor Morgan Freeman intended to promote the agency's new tap-to-pay program.
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