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Miami to Reconvene Selection Committee after Vendors Challenge Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Back-Office Deal; Cubic Threatens Protest

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 5, 2026 (March 8, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Miami-Dade County has scheduled a meeting Monday of the Competitive Selection Committee that ranked Cubic Transportation Systems No. 1 in its second and final round of evaluations for the county’s…

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Backers of Dutch OVpay Project Again Push Back Date to Retire 20-Year-Old Mifare Card; but White-Label Replacement is Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 2, 2026 (March 8, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Netherland

Organizers of the Netherland’s high-profile national rollout of a new fare system entirely supporting EMV technology have pushed back the date for retiring their more than 20-year-old closed-loop OV-chipkaart. …

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Special Report: New York Mayor Mamdani Champions Zero-Fare Buses for NYC as Kansas City Prepares to Walk it Back

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on January 28, 2026 (January 29, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Free Fares

Somewhere in the bowels of New York’s City Hall, a tiger team is figuring out how to fulfill the mayor’s campaign promise of zero-fare buses. The question is, have city…

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Tip Sheet (Updated): Stockholm to Replace Validators; More Ex-‘Cubes’ Looking for Jobs; Open Loop on Ho Chi Minh City Metro–One Year On

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Tip Sheet

Public transport officials in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday finally issued their long-anticipated tender request to buy 4,000 to 5,000 new validators, starting in January 2027. As expected, Stockholm wants to run…

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Exclusive: Masabi, Moovel and Indra Object to Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Miami’s Back-Office Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Three vendors are calling on Miami-Dade County, Fla., officials to nullify the results of a recent competition for a new account-based ticketing back office and to throw out Cubic Transportation…

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Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on January 5, 2026 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Fare gates

Transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond are spending tens or hundreds of millions of dollars–and, in the case of the New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, potentially more than a…

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Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 19, 2025 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent

Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit; also: More Layoffs Expected for Cubic. [...]Read More

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Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 18, 2025 (January 20, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Cubic Transportation Systems vaulted into the lead in the second and final evaluation round for a back-office contract with the county agency that oversees Miami-Dade Transit despite finishing tied for…

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Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 14, 2025 (September 4, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has yet to release a total for the number of employees it plans to lay off, but Mobility Payments is hearing it could be 15% or…

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In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 6, 2025 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transport for London contends that it would have rejected Cubic Transportation Systems’ tender for the agency’s revenue-collection contract even if the vendor had not been automatically knocked out of the…

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Miami to Reconvene Selection Committee after Vendors Challenge Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Back-Office Deal; Cubic Threatens Protest

Backers of Dutch OVpay Project Again Push Back Date to Retire 20-Year-Old Mifare Card; but White-Label Replacement is Coming

Special Report: New York Mayor Mamdani Champions Zero-Fare Buses for NYC as Kansas City Prepares to Walk it Back

Tip Sheet (Updated): Stockholm to Replace Validators; More Ex-‘Cubes’ Looking for Jobs; Open Loop on Ho Chi Minh City Metro–One Year On

Exclusive: Masabi, Moovel and Indra Object to Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Miami’s Back-Office Contract

Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Tip Sheet: Chicago’s Ventra 3.0 Flies Under Radar; Vancouver may be in Talks with Vendors

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi