Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

SEPTA delays smart card system again

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

For the third time, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has extended its deadline for vendors to submit proposals for implementing a smart card fare system to replace tokens and paper tickets for its buses, subways, trolleys, and trains. The new deadline for a system that could include credit cards and cell phones is Aug. 18, five months later than the original March 17 date.

SEPTA says it wants a system, expected to cost $100 million, that will allow passengers to use credit cards, prepaid SEPTA cards, and even cell phones to pay for their trips.

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