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Miami-Dade County Mayor Recommends Canceling Problem-Plagued Procurement for Back Office; Officials Plan to Issue New RFP

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 9, 2026 (May 22, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Miami

The Miami-Dade County mayor’s office has recommended canceling a roughly $40 million account-based ticketing back-office procurement after officials had received multiple objections from vendors claiming irregularities in the process, according…

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Glasgow Subway Launches London-Style Open-Loop Service with Help from Sole-Source Deal with Scheidt & Bachmann

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on April 7, 2026 (April 7, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged UK

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, or SPT, which runs the Glasgow Subway, is following the lead of Transport for London and a number of other UK transport agencies in promoting…

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Tip Sheet: Paris Could Soon Decide to Expand Open Loop, with an Even Larger Ticketing System Upgrade Possible

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 30, 2026 (July 22, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Paris

Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités is reportedly expected to decide in May whether to expand open-loop payments to at least part of the Paris Métro and elsewhere beyond its buses.…

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State Auditor: Conduent Rollout Schedule for Melbourne Project ‘Overly Optimistic’; Transport Officials Ignored Signs of Risk

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 19, 2026 (May 6, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Melbourne

The Victoria state auditor-general’s office in Australia concluded that an “overly optimistic delivery schedule” by Conduent Transportation and ensuing dispute with state transport officials resulted in a costly reset of…

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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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Miami-Dade County Mayor Recommends Canceling Problem-Plagued Procurement for Back Office; Officials Plan to Issue New RFP

Glasgow Subway Launches London-Style Open-Loop Service with Help from Sole-Source Deal with Scheidt & Bachmann

Tip Sheet: Paris Could Soon Decide to Expand Open Loop, with an Even Larger Ticketing System Upgrade Possible

State Auditor: Conduent Rollout Schedule for Melbourne Project ‘Overly Optimistic’; Transport Officials Ignored Signs of Risk

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

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