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Ridango Wins Fare Contract in Sweden’s No. 2 City after Appeals Exhausted by Mikroelektronika
Swedish transport authority Västtrafik, which serves the country’s second-largest city, Gothenburg and the surrounding region,…
Insight
Boston Transit Agency MBTA Sees Fast Start to Open-Loop Payments Service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston has seen quick adoption so far of open-loop…
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EasyPark Buys Flowbird to Grow Bigger in Parking Payments; Company Says It will also Invest in Flowbird Fare Business
EasyPark Group’s recent acquisition of competing parking-payments provider Flowbird of France seeks to help EasyPark…
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Danish Transport Officials Hire Vendor to Supply Validators for Customers Who Cannot or Will Not Use National Ticketing Apps
Denmark transport-ticketing agency Rejsekort & Rejseplan today announced it had hired a vendor to supply…
Special Report
Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal
The largest group fare contract of its kind in the U.S. will become at least…
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Making Payments for EV Charging Easy and Safe: Experts Weigh in on How to Overcome the Challenges
Electric vehicle charging networks are growing substantially in such countries as the UK, but there…
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Small Dutch Start-Up that Bought MaaS Global Assets Says It Can Avoid ‘Pitfalls’ That Defeated Whim App
The small Dutch start-up that bought pioneering mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global from a bankruptcy administrator…
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Cubic Sues to Block Release of Records by LA Metro Related to Sole-Source Contract
Cubic Transportation Systems has gone to court to block Los Angeles Metro from releasing documents…
Insight
In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing
Cubic Transportation Systems, as expected, won a major fare-system contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation…
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Industry Insight
Free Rides for All? Reflections on the Impact of Zero-Fare Policies
When we talk about public transit, we’re not just talking about buses and trains—we’re talking…
Industry Insight
Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…
