[PRCo] Re: quick reply...The Clock

[Herb Brannon]

So five cities out of how many hundred now use proof of payment. I guess that sets us far apart from the 'mainstream' of public transit authorities.
Joshua Dunfield <joshuad at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:  
Herb Brannon wrote:
> Sometime in the next several months GCRTA will embark on the "German Fare System" on
> both the Red Line (heavy rail rapid transit) and the Silver Line (Euclid Avenue Bus
> Rapid Transit). There will be ticket machines at every station on both lines. There
> will also be "inspection teams" composed of a ticket inspector, supervisor and transit
> police officer. The fine for not having a ticket is set at $150.00 plus court
> costs. The rapid transit fare is $1.75. I don't think many, if any, cities in the
> U.S. have "proof of payment" fare collection.

Los Angeles (Metro Rail), Portland (MAX), the San Diego Trolley, and
NJ Transit light rail (River Line and Newark, at least) all use POP.

-j.




Herb Brannon