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U.S. Agency Bypassed Low-Cost Suppliers in Awarding Fare-Collection System Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 31, 2023 (June 1, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority received responses from eight vendors to its request for proposal for a new fare system, with five of the vendors submitting lower cost bids than the…

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Utah Transit Agency Hires Vendor for New Fare-Collection System

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 18, 2023 (May 27, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority has hired fare-collection system vendor Scheidt & Bachmann to implement and host its new account-based ticketing system, including replacing all validators and ticket-vending machines and also…

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Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2022 (October 6, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Dubai, Utah Transit Authority, Venice

The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at least five vendors for the overhaul of its fare-collection system, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]Read…

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Some U.S. Transit Agencies Holding Off on Launching Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 5, 2022 (July 6, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Utah Transit Authority

When the Utah Transit Authority finalizes the contract for its planned account-based ticketing system by the end of this year, among the provisions will be making all validators for its…

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Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2022 (May 19, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Passport Labs, Utah Transit Authority

U.S.-based Passport Labs confirmed that it will shut down its mobile transit-ticketing business and end all support for its platform at the end of this year, as it quietly exits…

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In-Depth: Transit Agency that Pioneered Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Plans to Roll Out Technology–Again

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 17, 2022 (April 13, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority in Salt Lake City plans to overhaul its fare-collection system, including supporting open-loop payments and launching a new mobile app. [...]Read More

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U.S. Agency Bypassed Low-Cost Suppliers in Awarding Fare-Collection System Contract

Utah Transit Agency Hires Vendor for New Fare-Collection System

Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

Some U.S. Transit Agencies Holding Off on Launching Open-Loop Payments

Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

In-Depth: Transit Agency that Pioneered Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Plans to Roll Out Technology–Again

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award