Transit Agency Serving California Capital Introduces SaaS-Based Fare System; Plans to Replace Existing Closed-Loop Card and App
The Sacramento Regional Transit District has launched the first phase of a new ticketing service from UK-based Masabi, with plans calling for the system to replace the agency’s existing closed-loop card and its current mobile app from vendors INIT and Siemens Mobility, respectively.
SacRT launched the Transit Connect app on agency buses and
San Diego Transit Agency to Target Infrequent Riders with Open-Loop Payments–at Least at First
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, or MTS, and a smaller affiliated transit agency are planning to introduce open-loop payments in April–deep in the heart of car-centric Southern California.
The open-loop rollout is part of an account-based fare system, which MTS and its main vendor, Germany-based INIT, began rolling out a little less than five years ago.
U.S. Transit Agency Swaps Out Validators after Supplier Misses Bid Deadline by Three Hours
The first transit agency to pilot open-loop payments under an unconventional procurement program backed by the U.S. state of California is set to make the payments service permanent starting this month.