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 […]

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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 […]

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo located in Southern Ontario, Canada is considering an $8.1 million renovation to an electronic smart card system for transit users, according to The Record. Starting in the fall 2016, the region will phase out current fare boxes and in favor of the new smart card system. It will replace tickets, […]

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority has latched subway entry gates at downtown Union Station, as part of plan to prevent fare evaders from breezing through the gates and using the transit system without paying, reports NBC Los Angeles. The new system will not only thwart commuters who illegally cut through for free rides, but […]

Cubic is working with transit authorities to bring the company’s payment app to Chicago and other jurisdictions. The Cubic Payment Application (CPA 3.0) works by consolidating credit and debit card processing and number storage into a single, secure environment, acting as the payment gateway for transit customer banks to authorize payment transactions. “CPA is a […]

HID Global was selected by Switzerland-based technology company Performance Buildings to create an intelligent facility management system for on-demand access to shared and temporary offices. Using HID Global’s EdgeReader ERP40 networked access control solution and its iCLASS SE platform readers, this new solution enables end users to access rented office spaces with legacy technology, existing […]