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Sound Transit Ponders Fare Gate Options, as It Loses Millions in Uncollected Fares

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on March 16, 2026 (April 19, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Fare gates

This past December, Sound Transit’s board of directors in Seattle told CEO Dow Constantine to produce a fare gate retrofit implementation study, along with plans for a potential pilot. The…

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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…

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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. [...]Read More

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Miami Disqualifies Top-Ranked Cubic for $40 Million Back-Office Contract; Vendor Vows to File Objection and to ‘Pursue all Available Remedies’

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2026 (April 12, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

In a surprising reversal, Miami-Dade County today disclosed it has knocked former No. 1-ranked bidder Cubic Transportation Systems out of contention for its $40 million back-office contract after deciding that…

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In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2026 (April 12, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Editor's Choice

The California Integrated Travel Project, the state-backed “Mobility Marketplace” for open-loop technology, completed its fourth year of operation in 2025, with vendors bringing in a little more than $2.6 million…

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Los Angeles-Area Commuter Rail Operator Seeks to Offer Open Loop in Time for World Cup, Olympics; Hopes to Fare Better than Northern Counterpart

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 24, 2026 (March 30, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Los Angeles

Southern California commuter rail operator Metrolink plans to launch a pilot of open-loop payments in advance of World Cup matches to be hosted by Los Angeles and could roll out…

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Denmark Confirms Plans to Shut Down Long-Established Closed-Loop Card in May as Mobile-Ticketing App Hits Two-Thirds Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 18, 2026 (March 8, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Denmark

Denmark’s national transport ticketing agency, Rejsekort & Rejseplan, has introduced its new physical fare card that will replace its aging Mifare Classic transport card and complement its high-profile national mobile-ticketing…

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Miami Declines to Change Evaluation Scores in Back-Office Procurement, Leaving Cubic’s No. 1 Rank Intact

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 12, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Miami

Miami-Dade County adjourned a special meeting of its Competitive Selection Committee after only 11 minutes when none of the five evaluators on the committee said they wanted to change their…

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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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Analysis: Cubic Takes Big Hit to Reputation in Losing Transport for London Contract, as Debt Woes Mount

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 3, 2026 (May 29, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, London

The recent loss by Cubic Transportation Systems of Transport of London’s coveted revenue-collection contract comes at a bad time for the U.S.-based fare-system vendor, as it faces pressure to win…

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Sound Transit Ponders Fare Gate Options, as It Loses Millions in Uncollected Fares

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

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

Miami Disqualifies Top-Ranked Cubic for $40 Million Back-Office Contract; Vendor Vows to File Objection and to ‘Pursue all Available Remedies’

In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain

Los Angeles-Area Commuter Rail Operator Seeks to Offer Open Loop in Time for World Cup, Olympics; Hopes to Fare Better than Northern Counterpart

Denmark Confirms Plans to Shut Down Long-Established Closed-Loop Card in May as Mobile-Ticketing App Hits Two-Thirds Adoption

Miami Declines to Change Evaluation Scores in Back-Office Procurement, Leaving Cubic’s No. 1 Rank Intact

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

Analysis: Cubic Takes Big Hit to Reputation in Losing Transport for London Contract, as Debt Woes Mount

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

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

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

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

U.S. Federal Rules Surface Again as Issue for Transit Agencies Outside California Buying Open-Loop Technology through Cal-ITP

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

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent