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Smart Card

CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL FARE COORDINATION PROJECT

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Project Purpose

Seven transportation agencies are collaborating to plan and implement a regional fare collection program which enables customers to use one fare card on multiple systems throughout the four county Central Puget Sound area. Smart card fare collection technology will be used to allow linked trips between transit, ferries and rail and to significantly expand each agency’s strategic fare policy capabilities.

Project Status

  • Summer 2008: The Agencies and the Contractor are currently engaged in final system design, software and website development, and testing to implement system updates and changes based on lessons learned in the customer Beta Test. Concurrently, work is underway to complete installation of all equipment, develop the employee training programs and plan for the roll-out of the new fare media to customers through various outlets.

Current Project Schedule

  • Contract Award 2003
  • Revenue Service Beta Test 2006/2007
  • Full system revenue operations 2008/2009

Project Participants
Service Providers

Regional Contract Administrator

Candace Carlson
206-684-1562 voice 206-684-1983 fax
e-mail: candace.carlson@kingcounty.gov
King County Metro
KSC-TR-0415
201 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104-3856



Updated: May 14, 2008

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