Cubic Transportation Systems announced that Sydney’s Opal contactless smart card for public transport has reached a major milestone, with more than 10,000 cards issued since customer trials began by Transports for New South Wales. The Opal system, installed by the Cubic-led Pearl Consortium, is being rolled out across ferries, trains, buses and light rail in […]

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is conducting a pilot program to enable drivers to the ability to use their Clipper transit fare cards to pay for parking. The Park with Clipper program enables drivers in San Francisco use their Clipper cards to pay for parking at select garages, including the Japan Center Garage (at […]

TransLink has opened up registration for beta testing Compass, the transit’s new “tap in” and “tap out” electronic fare card set to arrive in late 2013. Once fully implemented, Compass Card will replace all current passes and tickets, including West Coast Express products. The Compass Cards can be loaded with the fare product based on […]

TriMet, the public agency responsible for mass transit in the Portland metropolitan area, is proposing a new electronic fare system to replace weekly and monthly passes starting in 2015, according to Oregon Live. The planned $30 million electronic fare system would change the way people buy and use tickets to ride TriMet, enabling riders to […]

TransLink, the Australian transit authority responsible for transport in South East Queensland, has extended its go card electronic ticketing scheme to include ferry services for Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI). Designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems, part of the transportation systems division of Cubic Corporation, go card enables users to travel seamlessly on all […]

The Public Transportation Department in Fort Bend County, Texas is replacing its current paper ticketing system with new smart card technology. Similar in size and function to a debit or credit card, passengers will now use the transit’s SMART Card scheme to pay for rides by swiping it through a scanning device that is being placed […]

Chicago Transit Authority announced that select CTA and Pace customers will begin using the new Ventra fare payment system in August 2013, with a full public rollout following a few weeks later in September. Ventra will replace CTA and Pace’s existing, nearly 20-year-old fare payment system and offer transit customers to use a single fare […]