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U.S. Transit Agency Releases Cost Analysis for ‘Emergency Procurement,’ Raising More Questions

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 31, 2024 (November 5, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CapMetro

Texas transit agency Capital Metro stated in an “independent cost estimate” that the emergency fare-system replacement it is buying from Cubic Transportation Systems would cost it less than a similar system the agency could procure on the market. It does...

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U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2024 (November 13, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CapMetro, Cubic, Editor's Choice, Siemens Mobility

Texas transit agency Capital Metro said 1.25 million fare transactions went unprocessed during a 30-day period last spring by its incumbent vendor, Siemens Mobility, according to the agency in a newly released document that seeks to justify the “emergency...

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Tip Sheet: Montreal Authority Reissues RFP after Disappointing Results; Promises to be More Flexible This Time

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2024 (October 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Montreal, Netherland

Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, has reissued its call to tenders, as promised, for a new account-based ticketing system, after having cancelled the previous tender request in August because of...

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Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2024 (December 4, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SEPTA, WMATA

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...

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Unreachable Goal? Denmark Seeks Adoption Rate of 90% for Its National Mobile-Ticketing Services

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 14, 2024 (September 16, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

It’s difficult for an agency retire a long-established closed-loop card, even one with an aging technology and which is expensive to maintain. But that is precisely what transport officials in Denmark propose to do. And not with open-loop payments or other...

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Montreal Transport Authority to Issue New RFP after Disappointing Results from Previous Tender Request

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 5, 2024 (November 7, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Montreal

Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, plans to issue a new call for tenders in coming weeks for its planned account-based ticketing system after scrapping the previous tender request last month because...

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Open-Loop Payments: Are U.S. Transit Agencies Ready for the Costs?: A Discussion

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 2, 2024 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

A top official with Helsinki transport agency HSL made headlines over this past weekend, Aug. 31, when he was quoted as actually discouraging customers from using contactless open-loop payments when the agency launches the long-delayed service. That’s...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 20, 2024 (September 21, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

Vendors with master service agreements under the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, received orders for validators of just under $70,000 combined, with gateway and inspection fees accounting for another $11,200. The updated figures come from...

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San Diego Transit Official Touts Ease of Use of Open Loop but also Describes Challenges to Support Technology

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 7, 2024 (August 12, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged San Diego

While touting the convenience and ease of use of open-loop payments, an official with San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System recently called for more “standards” and consistency in implementation of the technology. Israel Maldonado, director of fare...

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Tip Sheet: Jakarta to Launch Open-Loop Payments This Year on Sole Metro Line, with Help from Mastercard

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 29, 2024 (July 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Jarkarta, Tranitalia

Jakarta, Indonesia, opened its first metro line serving the megalopolis of more than 10 million people in 2019, and so far only accepts fares from closed-loop contactless cards and single paper tickets bearing QR codes. Soon it plans to add an option for...

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U.S. Transit Agency Releases Cost Analysis for ‘Emergency Procurement,’ Raising More Questions

U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

Tip Sheet: Montreal Authority Reissues RFP after Disappointing Results; Promises to be More Flexible This Time

Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

Unreachable Goal? Denmark Seeks Adoption Rate of 90% for Its National Mobile-Ticketing Services

Montreal Transport Authority to Issue New RFP after Disappointing Results from Previous Tender Request

Open-Loop Payments: Are U.S. Transit Agencies Ready for the Costs?: A Discussion

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

San Diego Transit Official Touts Ease of Use of Open Loop but also Describes Challenges to Support Technology

Tip Sheet: Jakarta to Launch Open-Loop Payments This Year on Sole Metro Line, with Help from Mastercard

Ridango Wins Fare Contract in Sweden’s No. 2 City after Appeals Exhausted by Mikroelektronika

Cubic Sues to Block Release of Records by LA Metro Related to Sole-Source Contract

Boston Transit Agency MBTA Sees Fast Start to Open-Loop Payments Service

EasyPark Buys Flowbird to Grow Bigger in Parking Payments; Company Says It will also Invest in Flowbird Fare Business

In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

Cubic Sues to Block Release of Records by LA Metro Related to Sole-Source Contract

In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Dutch Transport Agencies Set New Date for Turning Off 20-year-Old Closed-Loop Card Program–in Two Years; Will They Make It?