Tip Sheet: Paris Transport Authority Expected to Procure ABT Back Office
Also, debt woes continue for Cubic Corp.; Netherlands still stands by end date for 20-year-old Mifare card. [...]
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Sound Transit Moves Closer to Fare Gates to Combat Losses from Evasion; Projected ROI Sees Payback within Three Years
Seattle-based Sound Transit is moving closer to giving the greenlight to installing fare gates at some of its busiest light-rail stations, at an estimated cost of up to $88.2 million, to deal with stubbornly low fare compliance.
The project would install 180...
Port Authority in U.S. Plans to Replace Aging Fare Gates; Project Seeks to Limit Fare Evasion
Port Authority Trans-Hudson, also known as PATH, is one of the latest U.S. transit operators planning to replace its fare gates. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns PATH, plans to release a request for proposal to install 318 fare gates...
San Francisco Bay Area Transit Operators Urge MTC to ‘Pursue all Contractual Remedies’ to Recover Lost Revenue, Costs for Clipper Problems
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...
In-Depth: Who is Behind Little-Known Company Serving as Key Subcontractor for Winning Vendor of Sydney Contract?
After Germany-based INIT pulled off a surprising upset in April over long-term incumbent Cubic Transportation Systems for Sydney’s 13-year, AU$615 million (US$423.8 million) account-based ticketing contract, it needed help.
While INIT is believed to have...
Paris Announces Plans to Enable Open-Loop Payments on Métro; Targets Tourists and Other Occasional Riders
Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced today it plans to roll out open-loop payments across the Paris Métro by 2030 and the rest of its bus network by mid-2028.
The system will target tourists and other “very occasional” riders,...
In-Depth: LA Metro Launches Open Loop in Time for World Cup; Last Top 10 U.S. Transit Agency to Support Technology
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched open-loop payments yesterday, in time–just barely–for the city to co-host the first of its FIFA World Cup matches in two weeks.
With the launch, LA Metro becomes the last of the top 10...
Conduent Agrees to Sell Transit Fare Business to Modaxo, Retaining Its Road Tolling Unit
U.S.-based Conduent has announced a deal to sell its public transit fare-system business for a low $164 million to Canada-based Modaxo Group, while keeping its tolling business.
The deal, which is set to close before the end of the year, would give Modaxo by...
SaaS-Ticketing Vendors Begin to Bring Open-Loop Payments to Small and Mid-Tier Transit Agencies in North America
The Milwaukee County Transit System, or MCTS, last month became one of the latest transit agencies to launch credit and debit card and mobile wallet acceptance from its SaaS ticketing supplier’s platform–part of a trend that is starting to enable more...
Final Prep by Transit Agencies for World Cup: Will Promise of Open Loop Compel Spectators to Take Buses and Trains?
With six weeks to go before the kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, transit agencies in 16 host cities across North America are making final preparations to accommodate the throngs of visitors expected for more than 100 matches.
All the main transit agencies...
