The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has announced the availability of two new white papers to help transit agencies who are planning to upgrade their fare collection systems. The white papers are: "Planning for New Fare Payment and Collection Systems: Cost Considerations and Procurement Guidelines" and "A Guide to Prepaid Cards for Transit Agencies". "Transit agencies across the United States are currently upgrading or planning to upgrade their fare collection systems, which is a significant investment. There are many options they have to consider, from the technologies available to the payment approaches to the costs of implementation," said Craig Roberts,...

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