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SmarTrip was the first contactless smart card for transit in the United States [23] when WMATA began selling SmarTrip cards on May 18, 1999. [24] By 2004, 650,000 SmarTrip cards were in circulation. [25]
Pronto (stylized as PRONTO) is the contactless payment system for automated fare collection on public transit services in San Diego County, California. The system is managed by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and operated by INIT. Pronto is valid on all services operated by MTS and the North County Transit District (NCTD).
Brantford Transit: December 2007 British Columbia: Umo: BC Transit: 23 August 2023 [6] Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Arc card: Beaumont Transit, Edmonton Transit Service, Fort Sask Transit, Leduc Transit, St. Albert Transit, Strathcona County Transit, and Spruce Grove Transit Summer 2021 (pilot) [7] 2022 (full rollout) [7] Gatineau
POP payment center in New York City, used for Select Bus Service lines. Ticket hall with open barrier line in Niittykumpu metro station, Espoo, Finland. Proof-of-payment (POP) or proof-of-fare (POF) is an honor-based fare collection system used on many public transportation systems.
Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) which replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection systems. Ventra (purportedly Latin for "windy," though the actual Latin word is ventosa) [1] launched in August 2013, with a full system transition occurring in July 2014.
Miami-Dade Transit has made a series of upgrades to the Easy Card system since its introduction. In 2016, MDT approved a $33 million contract with Cubic to operate the system for another 10 years, and upgrade it for contactless credit card payments. The upgrades also moved the system's accounting functions to the cloud.
The system is designed to work seamlessly across multiple transit agencies and includes updated equipment like new validators for rail gates and buses. A timeline graphically showing how TAP Plus will be implemented. The TAP Plus system aims to improve user experience by simplifying access to transit services and offering flexible payment options.
Electric-powered buses are appearing in some transit systems in the 2020 decade, as transit operators shift away from diesel fuel and its air pollutants, to this newer technology. [23] [24] Some urban transit buses are built as articulated, longer vehicles to serve routes with high passenger demand. These buses bend midway, with an extra set of ...