Luzerne County Transportation Authority launches new mobile fare collection system - Mass Transit Magazine

Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) launched its caller mobile fare postulation strategy connected Jan. 2. Passengers are capable to usage a Smart Card oregon a escaped mobile app called Smart Pay to wage their fare oregon acquisition a pass. LCTA partnered with the mobile fare and information postulation strategy supplier Modeshift.

“We’re excited to instrumentality this caller mobile fare exertion with Modeshift to simplify the ticketing process for our riders who trust connected america each day,” said LCTA Executive Director Bob Fiume. “This caller mobile ticketing exertion eliminates the request to person the nonstop currency magnitude and offers our riders an accidental to acquisition a summons straight from a mobile instrumentality oregon Smart Card linked to their debit oregon recognition paper without worrying astir having the nonstop magnitude of currency connected hand.”

LCTA has worked intimately with Modeshift to plan, plan and instrumentality the mobile ticketing system, which volition importantly summation easiness of usage for riders, streamlining the process to petition and wage for a summons with conscionable a fewer clicks connected a mobile device. The information fare postulation solution volition besides supply LCTA with invaluable insights to assistance optimize transit routes portion improving accessibility for riders.

“Our mobile ticketing level and information fare postulation strategy volition dramatically amended easiness of usage for riders successful Luzerne County and simplify back-end operations for LCTA,” said Miroslav Katsarov, CEO of Modeshift. “At Modeshift, we are committed to providing transit agencies with intelligent, user-friendly proscription solutions that amended ratio and summation ridership.”

Features of the LCTA Smart Pay mobile app and online strategy volition include:

• Mobile Ticketing - Riders tin easy program their travel and acquisition fares done the escaped Smart Pay app connected their compartment phones. It is disposable for some Apple and Android phones.
• Smart Cards - Riders without a mobile instrumentality tin petition a peculiar reloadable Smart Card from the bureau and past nexus their recognition oregon debit paper to their account.
• Web Portal - Passengers tin besides entree galore of the supra benefits online, streamlining travel readying and fare purchases.
• Smart Pay Account - Passengers tin make a illustration that includes their sanction and favourite locations wrong LCTA, presumption acquisition history, bargain fares and passes and reload passes.
• Data Collection - Enables LCTA to optimize its strategy based connected real-time insights, marque information driven decisions and prevention invaluable resources.