Smart card electronic payment systems can increase ridership, decrease fare evasion, and reduce administrative costs.
Date Posted
09/21/2000
California, United States
Ventura County:
California,
United States
APTS Benefits
Summary Information
This report identified major benefits derived from applications of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS).
FINDINGS
In Ventura County, California a SmartCard electronic payment system saved approximately $9.5 million per year in reduced fare evasion, $5 million in reduced data collection costs, and $990,000 by eliminating transfer slips.
In Ventura County, California a SmartCard electronic payment system saved approximately $9.5 million per year in reduced fare evasion, $5 million in reduced data collection costs, and $990,000 by eliminating transfer slips.
APTS Benefits
APTS Benefits
Source Publication Date
11/02/1995
Publisher
Federal Transit Administration, U.S. DOT
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Public Transportation »
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
Goal Areas
Deployment Locations