Technology improves mobility for blind transit riders
Technology is making it easier for visually impaired customers to access transit, including Bluetooth beacons, crowdsourcing, and connected devices.
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Tampa Bay agencies invite riders to join the Flamingo flock
In Florida, HART and PSTA are seeking beta testers for the Flamingo Fares mobile ticketing app.
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Caltrain to launch mobile ticketing
Caltrain (CA) will launch a mobile ticketing application on February 10.
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TriMet and Google launch virtual transit farecard
TriMet (OR) and Google are teaming up to make the Hop Fastpass available in Android Pay.
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Weekend round-up
Some stories you may have missed: New safety app for St. Louis transit riders, more MTA countdown clocks, and partnership for autonomous bus technology.
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TfL to provide 4G coverage in Tube system
After a successful trial, Transport for London (UK) will move forward with plans to provide 4G mobile coverage throughout the Tube system in 2019.
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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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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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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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Toronto researchers develop app to collect travel data
Researchers at the University of Toronto (ON) launched a mobile application called City Logger that collects travel data to support planning and funding decisions.The university...
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