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Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C. Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project; also: SEPTA contract award delayed again, Tasmania makes a deal with Cubic as part of Queensland ‘piggyback,’ LA Metro to expand its ‘TAP-to-Exit’ program, California open-loop program likely to add three agencies, Detroit-area authority is considering joining NEORide consortium.
LA Metro’s Bordenave told Mobility Payments an informal count for one hour at a Metro Rail station recently found 90% of riders hadn’t paid. He did not suggest this result was typical of the system in general, however.
• WMATA (Washington, D.C.)
• SEPTA (Philadelphia)
• LA Metro (Los Angeles)
• Connecticut DOT
• RABA (Redding, CA)
• RTA Southeast Michigan
• DDOT (Detroit)
• Cubic
• Littlepay
• Vix Technology
• STraffic
• Accenture
• Conduent
• Masabi
• Token Transit
The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, one of the largest subway operators in the U.S., has narrowed its procurement for an open-loop payments project to a short list containing as few as two vendors, Mobility Payments has learned.
The agency would not release the names of the short-listed vendors, but Mobility Payments has learned they include