![]() Once the Umo platform is installed, MCTS will begin phasing out Mcards. “MCTS is working to reduce barriers to accessing public transit by introducing flexibility in transit fare collection to accommodate the needs of all potential riders,” County executive David Crowley said in a statement Wednesday. ![]() These retail locations will be accessible in multiple languages and to the visually impaired. The smart cards can be loaded with money online or at more than 200 retail locations that will be set up in neighborhoods throughout the county, MCTS said. With the Umo platform, riders can pay with contactless credit cards, a “smart card” like the current M-Card, through a smartphone application or the old-fashioned way, with cash. Funding for the $1.5 million installation of the Umo system is coming from a $41 million federal grant supporting the BRT project, another federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Grant (CMAQ) and the transit system’s operating budget. The transit system has been looking for a new fare collection provider to install along the East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line currently being constructed. The system also loads payment faster and provides real-time updates of bus arrivals. ![]() MCTS said the Umo platform will modernize fare collection throughout the system, providing more ways to pay bus fare and also supporting other forms of transit in the region. ![]()
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