Boston’s new contactless CharlieCard makes commuting easier for a million daily riders
A transit card named after a character in a folk song has to carry with it a coolness factor. And, since the Kingston Trio made the song famous way back in 1959, why not have the group on hand when the card is first announced? And so it was when the CharlieCard, a contactless transit card for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, made its first appearance late last year, its name the result of a survey taken by the Boston Globe.
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