TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 177: Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation explores attributes, implementation strategies, and applications of next generation transit fare payment (NGFP) systems. The report documents the state of the practice of emerging fare payments options for public transportation; develops a typology of available and anticipated options for NGFP that can serve a broad range of transit agencies and stakeholders in the United States; and evaluates the pros and cons of the options presented in the typology.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22158.
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