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Posted by brightonr68 on Mon Mar 2 23:02:15 2015, in response to Re: Why We Need a Moratorium on Future SBS Routes, posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Mar 2 20:19:25 2015. Just got back from Dubai where I rode their brand new light rail system (they refer to it as the tram). It is a pay per distance system. You tap your card on a reader in the station and they have agents that randomly roam the card with a reader that reads your fare card to see if you paid.We can use the same system for sbs. No need for paper records except if you paid cash. Swipe card at existing reader, no need for paper record, unlimited card just board, rfid card/phone tap and go. I've been on many sbs buses where the inspectors ask you to hold up your paper record and don't look at the date, how many people just hold up yesterdays. I bet many. Such a reader could simply be an iphone with a case that allows magnetic old school metrocards and new rfid cards(jet blue is rolling out such a system for in flight services. This can be done on local buses as well Simply jettison the old school fare box at the entrance and just board from all doors with a tap to enter system on the bus or in the entry way into the bus. Have inspectors scan cards and have fine very high at $200. Now that everyone can get a NYC id, if you don't have an id and don't pay down to the station. Now that apple pay is here and both google and samsung are all in on mobile pay, metrocard can be retired, mta can reduce the cost associated with MVM's(although still needed, will be used less) useless station agents and other metrocard related costs. Take the money saved from the other positions being phased out and shift it into fare enforcement that can speed up bus commutes Most riders have smartphones with rfid today. The mta is currently charging a fee for a new metrocard so charging for a smartcard will not be a stretch if you don't have a metrocard. Sell refill ups at local stored |
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