Miami’s new smart card-based transit system rolls out in record time
A new $42 million contactless smart card fare-collection system is helping Miami-Dade County Transit (MDT) boost ridership, streamline routes, combat fraud and make its service more convenient. Miami’s transit system is the nation’s 14th largest with a thousand buses, a 23.5-mile Metrorail system and a free 8.5-mile downtown Metromover system.
To smooth the transition to tapping the new plastic EASY Cards and paper EASY Tickets on contactless smart card scanners, MDT looked inward to draw upon the experience of its own transit chief and went outside itself to seek help of an experienced vendor.
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