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The Present => DC Transit Today => Topic started by: smithavechuck on January 16, 2009, 11:03:33 PM

Title: Smart Card Technologu
Post by: smithavechuck on January 16, 2009, 11:03:33 PM
Have the Washington area transit systems established a Smart Card Clearinghouse yet? 

Thanks,

Chuck
Title: Re: Smart Card Technologu
Post by: wmata employee on January 16, 2009, 11:53:24 PM
YES WE HAVE
Title: Re: Smart Card Technologu
Post by: 79MetroExtraMD on January 17, 2009, 07:23:31 AM
They had to have already established one even in the first stages of Smartrip back in the late 90s. It's juist a matter of time before MTA joins that clearinghouse, the question is when.
Title: Re: Smart Card Technologu
Post by: WMATAGMOAGH on January 17, 2009, 01:12:01 PM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on January 17, 2009, 07:23:31 AM
They had to have already established one even in the first stages of Smartrip back in the late 90s. It's juist a matter of time before MTA joins that clearinghouse, the question is when.

There was no clearinghouse in 1999 when Smartrip was launched.  The clearinghouse came on line at about the time all the regional providers started accepting Smartrip, and the reason the regional bus Smartrip capabilities were delayed time and time again was because there were issues in setting the clearinghouse up.

Quote from: smithavechuck on January 16, 2009, 11:03:33 PM
Have the Washington area transit systems established a Smart Card Clearinghouse yet? 

Thanks,

Chuck

To elaborate on what others have said, if there was no clearinghouse today, WMATA would be the only agency accepting Smartrip.
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