The MVRTA Charge-A-Ride Program: Credit Card Fare Post-Payment in Haverhill, MA

Marshall, Allen R.; Atherton, Terry J.; Walb, Carol A.; Lung, Richard E.

doi:10.21949/1526669

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The MVRTA Charge-A-Ride Program: Credit Card Fare Post-Payment in Haverhill, MA

1988-03-01
By Marshall, Allen R. ; Atherton, Terry J. ; Walb, Carol A.

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Creators:

Marshall, Allen R. ; Atherton, Terry J. ; Walb, Carol A. ; Lung, Richard E.
Corporate Creators:

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-UMTA-88-3;UMTA-MA-06-0147-87-1
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1526669
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Massachusetts
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

This report presents an evaluation of a demonstration of automated fare collection using on-board credit card readers and recorders on general revenue service buses in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The demonstration project employed a credit card system for fare post-payment which was administered by the local transportation authority. The demonstration was in part unique because it extended credit to transit patrons based on credit worthiness. Standard credit administration techniques were used including day-to-day account supervision, routine billing procedures, dunning notices, and referrals to collection agencies. This demonstration also marked the first successful effort to record fares using on-board automated fare identification recorders in a general revenue service environment. Previous demonstrations of the same equipment were performed in special needs transit programs with unique clienteles.
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UMTA-MA-06-0147-87-1
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:d995eedc5fc251217e7574f8243807c20c09666b97ab0212b5f13ac8c7dd73c6

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English

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