Implementation of Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Technology in Small Transit Agencies for Standards Development
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2016
Subject Area
technology - ticketing systems, technology - intelligent transport systems, place - north america, place - rural
Keywords
smart cards, automated fare collection (AFC) data, American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Contactless Fare Media System (CFMS)
Abstract
TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Report 79: Implementation of Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Technology in Small Transit Agencies for Standards explores a 90-day pilot operation to demonstratie the feasibility of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Contactless Fare Media System (CFMS) Standard on a small rural agency system. While many of the nation’s large transit agencies have adopted electronic automatic fare collection (AFC) and smart card systems, small and rural agencies remain tied to obsolete manual, cash-based fare collection. Implementation of smart card AFC technology in small and rural transit agencies may increase passenger convenience, improve passenger satisfaction, improve agency efficiency, and provide seamless transfers among other modes of transportation and other transit providers in their area.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Transportation Research Board, Washington, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Allen, W.E., & Murray, R.D. (2016). Implementation of Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Technology in Small Transit Agencies for Standards Development. Transit IDEA Program Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 79, pp. 36. Published by Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC.
