The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council held a web briefing held in late July to discuss projects it was embarking upon to facilitate the use of contactless smart card technology in the transit sector.

The council was created in combination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Its interim co-chairs are Greg Garback, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and Mike Dinning, U.S. Department of Transportation/Volpe Center. The co-chairs were joined at the briefing by representatives from several transit and payment companies that are council members.