Cashless

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How Fare Collection Tech is Changing Transit Operations

Cashless fare options let agencies enable fare capping, track rider behavior, and eliminate proprietary fare cards.

June 18, 2024 - GovTech

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D.C. Bans Cashless Businesses

Critics of card-only transactions say they exclude ‘underbanked’ individuals and limit access to essential services.

October 23, 2023 - Smart Cities Dive

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Study: In Lieu of Free Fares, Transit Needs a Cash Option

Many of the riders who rely on public transit the most are also least likely to be able to use cashless fare systems.

October 5, 2022 - Newswise

Storefront window for Gorillas fast-delivery store in New York City "Store to door in 10 min!"

New York Councilmembers Seek Action Against Cashless ‘Fast-Delivery’ Stores

After the city instituted a ban on cashless businesses, calling the model discriminatory against poor New Yorkers who rely on cash transactions, a study found that more than 80 percent of new fast-delivery stores don’t accept cash.

July 13, 2022 - Gothamist

Pittsburgh Transit

Pittsburgh Trains Going Cashless

This summer, the Port Authority of Allegheny County will implement a long-expected plan to go cashless on the T light-rail system.

May 20, 2017 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The UK Will Have Nationwide Contactless Bus Travel by 2022

Contactless travel could be in place on every bus in Britain by 2022 under a multi-million-pound plan being developed by the country’s five leading bus operators.

January 18, 2016 - Cities of the Future

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