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SUCCESS OF REGIONAL FARE COLLECTION SYSTEMS HINGES ON DEFINING OBJECTIVES

Janna Starcic

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Moving from a cash-payment system to a smart card system to pay regional transportation fares has many advantages. Among these advantages are ease of use, reduction of fare fraud and an opportunity to establish relations with banks and other organizations. Before implementing the system, transit agencies should plan carefully, organize a committee, and deploy a pilot project. In some cases, transit agencies have made changes to existing fare media rather than investing in new equipment. For instance, Chicago's Regional Transportation System and its Metra and PACE suburban bus services adapted their discrete fare media into a single system used by all.

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Moving from a cash-payment system to a smart card system to pay regional transportation fares has many advantages. Among these advantages are ease of use, reduction of fare fraud and an opportunity to establish relations with banks and other organizations. Before implementing the system, transit agencies should plan carefully, organize a committee, and deploy a pilot project. In some cases, transit agencies have made changes to existing fare media rather than investing in new equipment. For instance, Chicago's Regional Transportation System and its Metra and PACE suburban bus services adapted their discrete fare media into a single system used by all.

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Moving from a cash-payment system to a smart card system to pay regional transportation fares has many advantages. Among these advantages are ease of use, reduction of fare fraud and an opportunity to establish relations with banks and other organizations. Before implementing the system, transit agencies should plan carefully, organize a committee, and deploy a pilot project. In some cases, transit agencies have made changes to existing fare media rather than investing in new equipment. For instance, Chicago's Regional Transportation System and its Metra and PACE suburban bus services adapted their discrete fare media into a single system used by all.

Key concepts: Plan (archaeology), Payment, Pace, Cash, Business, Smart card, Payment system, Transit (satellite)

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