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13 Chapter Overview This chapter describes the four primary characteristics or design attributes that, when aligned together in different combinations, comprise the range of transit fare payment system typologies. These four sets of attributes are: 1.
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14 Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation Transit System Scope: Single Agency or Multiagency Understanding the existing, planned, or potential relationships between regional transit agencies is critical when evaluating payment system designs options. This is due to inherent flexibility that certain attributes provide in a multiagency application.
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Design Attributes of Transit Fare Payment Systems 15 central agency computers also involve device updates, both of which require the involvement of the original system vendor, and usually include an additional cost to the transit agency. Standards-Based Fare Payment System Standards-based transit fare payment systems adhere to data and technology specifications for the financial payments industries, as well as other technical standards regarding communications, data security and physical characteristics.
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16 Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation Standards-based transit fare payment systems tend to provide greater flexibility in system design, acquisition and operation, which can be seen in such areas as: • System-wide interoperability and compatibility between devices from different manufacturers, or from other transit partners. • Integration across multiple agencies, through acceptance of common payment media.
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Design Attributes of Transit Fare Payment Systems 17 Account-Based Fare System Architecture In an account-based fare system, the fare medium functions as a single credential to identify the rider to the transit system (for access) and to associate that rider with an account (for transit fare payment)
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18 Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation transit fare card, but the underlying premise is that all fare media must utilize the same nonproprietary communications and data exchange protocols used by the financial payments industry, as well as standardized technology platforms and devices.14 In the case of an open payment system, a rider's account could be held by the transit agency (in the case of transit agency-issued fare media) , by a bank (using a bank-issued contactless credit or debit card or mobile application)
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Design Attributes of Transit Fare Payment Systems 19 Chapter 3 Review • The typology of a transit fare payment system is comprised of four attributes: – Transit system scope: single transit agency or multiagency? – Design and technology: will the system be of a proprietary design or use proprietary technology?
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