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OCTA previews 'WAVE' fare system launching October 2025 with smart cards and fare capping
Summary
Orange County Transportation Authority officials presented the new Wave fare payment system, set for an October 2025 launch; features include reusable smart cards, mobile app wallets, fare capping ($5 daily, $69 monthly), expanded retail reload network and continued cash acceptance.
The Orange County Transportation Authority on July 15 presented an overview of its Wave fare-payment system, scheduled to go live in October 2025, and described features intended to modernize fare collection across buses and linked services.
Sam Carr, OCTA's revenue-administration manager, told the council the 24-year-old fare system will be replaced by reusable Wave smart cards, an enhanced mobile app with virtual cards,…
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