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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 (March 30, 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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Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 5, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Paris

When Paris regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités recently announced it was supporting open-loop payments on board buses, backers of the technology hailed the move as confirmation that one of the…

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Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 27, 2025 (July 19, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Paris

Claude Camilli, a longtime ticketing official with Paris transport authority, Île-de-France Mobilités, when asked last week why the authority doesn’t support open-loop payments, responded that costs are too high. He…

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Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 6, 2024 (March 2, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, France, IDFM, Paris

Nearly 50 cities or regions have adopted open-loop payments in France or are scheduled to launch within the next year (see table on this page), with more in the pipeline. …

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Paris Transport Officials Announce New Ticketing Options for Olympics; Will They be Sufficient?

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged IDFM, Paris

The recent announcement by French transport officials of their special fare passes and other ticketing measures for next year’s Olympics in Paris will likely make few people happy. [...]Read More

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With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Paris

Paris regional transit authority Île-de-France Mobilités, or IDFM, has promised to enable “100% of spectators to reach Olympic and Paralympic sites by public transport” next summer during the games. The…

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

Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling

Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

Paris Transport Officials Announce New Ticketing Options for Olympics; Will They be Sufficient?

With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?

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

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

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