| Title | Using Credit Cards To Pay Bus Fares in Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48737 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Schwenk, Judith C. |
| Source | 44p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publication Date | 19960101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In 1991 the City of Phoenix Public Transit System, first in the nation to install magnetic card readers on the electronic fareboxes in its buses, implemented a program known as Bus Card Plus, which billed employers for trips made by employees using employer-issued credit cards. 4 years later, Phoenix was again the first system to introduce a commercial credit card bus fare payment program which also relied on the magnetic card reader equipment. This report documents these two innovative programs, describing their background, objectives, development, equipment, operation, growth, and issues. The main objectives of the Bus Card Plus are to attract riders to the bus system, and to provide employers a means to record accurately their employees' use of public transit for compliance with Maricopa County's travel reduction ordinance. Bus Card Plus sales have more than tripled over the past three years, and are estimated to represent approximately 7% of annual Valley Metro bus boardings. The use of commercial credit cards to pay fares has expanded rapidly during its first few months, and is expected to be an asset for transit to the many out-of-town visitors attending the 1996 Super Bowl. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10236 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10236 |
| TRT Terms | Bus transportation; Credit cards; Fare collection; Fare prepayment; Magnetic farecards; Employer sponsored transportation |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances |
| Geographical Coverage |
Phoenix (Arizona) |
| Contract Number | TT627/U6049 |
| Report Number | FTA-MA-26-0006-96-2; DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48700/48737/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |