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
In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?
The Sacramento Regional Transit District in California, which launched open-loop payments earlier this month, is enabling concessionary discounts with credit and debit cards for three categories of riders–and at least for now, cuts by the Trump administration have not derailed the program.
The transit agency, known as SacRT, is the largest of four agencies in the state using a platform from the U.S. federal government, Login.gov, to deliver concessionary discounts to seniors, military veterans and others with open loop. Unlike platforms used by most other agencies to enroll customers for concessions, Login.gov can enable customers to fully enroll online. That avoids trips to transit agency service centers. And Login.gov can support such non-senior customer categories as veterans.
Another U.S. agency, in Florida, plans to use the Login.gov for concessions linked to credit, debit and mobile devices, as well, Mobility Payments has learned. (See below.)