Tag: transportation
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The Real Risk in TransLink’s $507 Million Fare RFP Isn’t the Price Tag
TransLink’s Compass RFP has grown from $220 million to $507 million before a vendor is even picked. A look at what that number actually means, and what Boston’s MBTA AFC 2.0 program can teach about structuring the contract that comes next.
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Modernizing Transit Payments: What U.S. Agencies Are Getting Right Heading Into 2027
Fare collection has quietly become one of the highest-leverage investments a transit agency can make. Legacy systems built around cash and magnetic stripe cards are past their useful life, and riders now expect the same frictionless experience they get from every other tap-to-pay interaction in their day. Agencies that treat fare modernization as a technology…
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