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San Francisco Bay Area Transit Operators Urge MTC to ‘Pursue all Contractual Remedies’ to Recover Lost Revenue, Costs for Clipper Problems

by Dan Balaban and Timothy SunderlandPosted on July 1, 2026 (July 7, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged San Francisco

Nine public transit operators, including the four largest serving the San Francisco Bay Area, signed a strongly worded letter calling for transport agency MTC to “pursue all contractual remedies against Cubic Transportation Systems to recover lost fare...

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Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on March 9, 2026 (April 19, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, San Francisco

The agency notes that the complexity of the Clipper system “helps explain implementation challenges but does not excuse execution failures.” Financial penalties against Cubic are possible. [...]

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Cubic Could Face Penalties for Problem-Plagued Next-Generation Clipper Rollout in San Francisco

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on June 24, 2026 (July 7, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, San Francisco

San Francisco’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission, or MTC, which oversees fare collection for 22 transit agencies serving the Bay Area, is scheduled to hold a closed-door session today to discuss the problem-plagued next-generation Clipper system and...

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Tip Sheet: Next Major Fare-System Contract Award Could be in Sydney; It’s a Must-Win for Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 9, 2026 (April 19, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Sydney

Cubic Transportation Systems is growing concerned that it could lose the account-based ticketing back-office contract with Transport for New South Wales in Sydney, with the authority possibly announcing the winner as early as this month, Mobility Payments has...

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Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 19, 2025 (October 5, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged BART, Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco public transit officials promise the long-awaited launch of open-loop payments–confined for now to one transit operator, metro-rail provider BART–will happen tomorrow after substantial delays. The project is part of a $400 million-plus...

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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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Cubic This Week Sees Transit Boards Act on Its Contracts in Four Major U.S. Cities–the Results were Mixed at Best

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 24, 2024 (June 7, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

Board members for transit agencies in four major U.S. cities this week either proposed or approved changes to their contracts with the same fare systems vendor–Cubic Transportation Systems. Overall, it was not a particularly good week for Cubic. The week...

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Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 21, 2024 (February 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, did not add any new transit agencies for the third quarter in a row, as of end of 2023, and open-loop transactions remained low two years after the program began, records obtained by Mobility Payments...

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Top Five U.S. Agency Issues RFP to Add Open Loop to Existing Terminals; Incumbent Cubic Likely in Driver’s Seat

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 8, 2024 (October 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA–a top five transit agency in the U.S.–has moved a step closer toward introducing open-loop payments, issuing a recent request for proposal for the technology, Mobility Payments has...

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San Francisco Bay Area Transit Operators Urge MTC to ‘Pursue all Contractual Remedies’ to Recover Lost Revenue, Costs for Clipper Problems

Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

Cubic Could Face Penalties for Problem-Plagued Next-Generation Clipper Rollout in San Francisco

Tip Sheet: Next Major Fare-System Contract Award Could be in Sydney; It’s a Must-Win for Cubic

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

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

Cubic This Week Sees Transit Boards Act on Its Contracts in Four Major U.S. Cities–the Results were Mixed at Best

Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

Top Five U.S. Agency Issues RFP to Add Open Loop to Existing Terminals; Incumbent Cubic Likely in Driver’s Seat

Port Authority in U.S. Plans to Replace Aging Fare Gates; Project Seeks to Limit Fare Evasion

San Francisco Bay Area Transit Operators Urge MTC to ‘Pursue all Contractual Remedies’ to Recover Lost Revenue, Costs for Clipper Problems

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Cubic Could Face Penalties for Problem-Plagued Next-Generation Clipper Rollout in San Francisco

In-Depth: Who is Behind Little-Known Company Serving as Key Subcontractor for Winning Vendor of Sydney Contract?

Cubic Could Face Penalties for Problem-Plagued Next-Generation Clipper Rollout in San Francisco

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Montgomery-Torrellas Resigns as Cubic Transportation Systems President; Cubic Corp. CEO to Take Over as Interim Chief

Ex-Cubic Executives Worked on Winning Bid for INIT in Sydney, Helping Smaller Cubic Rival Score Major Upset