The Metro EZ transit pass, a monthly pass good for local travel on 24 different public transit carriers throughout the Greater Los Angeles region, is planning to go paperless as it leaps onto the TAP (Transit Access Pass), L.A. County’s new fare payment system. According to blogdowntown.com, starting Sept. 1, EZ pass will be loaded […]

Students attending New Mexico State University and Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces will receive city-provided bus rides through next May. All that’s required for this pilot project is a valid student ID from the institutions. The free rides don’t include faculty and staff from either school. It the trial proves successful, the city […]

In an effort to reduce the need for paper tickets while also offering passengers an easier method to pay for their journeys, Newport Bus has launched the new Freedom smartcard, according to BBC News. The free smart card will serve as an alternative to paying cash for paper tickets by deducting the cost from the […]

Clipper is sending out thousands of notifications to transit riders that it will be collecting missed payments due to problems with the system, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Nearly 8,000 uncollected transactions dating as far back as 2010 will receive e-mailed notices through the beginning of September alerting that their accounts will be charged […]

Warsaw Transport Authority announced the introduction of the first ticket machines to accept contactless payments on public transport in Warsaw. The contactless-enabled ticket machines, provided by First Data Corporation, came into operation and were most recently put to use when hundreds of thousands of soccer fans visited Warsaw for the “Euro 2012” European Football Championships […]

Mexico City government officials have devised the plans to roll out a new multimodal transit system card that will enable riders to seamlessly pay for region’s Metro and Metrobus service, according to Fox News. The Federal District Card will cost 15 pesos (approx. $1.15) and allow the transit system to carry riders more efficiently. Mexico […]

Nokia India is in talks with a number of India’s Metro Rail projects to introduce NFC-enabled ticketing, according to MyDigitalfc. “Most Metro Rail projects in the country are discussing the possibility of an NFC-based solution for ticketing with us,” explained D. Shivakumar, Nokia’s senior vice president of sales in India, Middle East and Africa. “There […]

Texas A&M provides free bus rides to its students living off campus as long as they have a student ID. However, according to students, bus drivers and even University Transportation Services, student IDs are seldom checked. That means non-students could probably grab a free bus ride. The university has even posted notices at the bus […]