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Jonesboro committee forwards Cubic fare-platform agreement and hears transit upgrades update
Summary
The Public Services Committee moved Resolution 26014 to the full City Council to authorize a platform service agreement with Cubic Transportation Systems Inc.; staff described a new tap-to-pay fare system, retail reloadable cards, a beta mobile app, shelter installations and plans to restore five-route and trolley service.
The Jonesboro Public Services Committee voted to forward Resolution 26014 to the full City Council, authorizing the city to enter a platform-service agreement with Cubic Transportation Systems Inc. to modernize fare collection.
Chair introduced the resolution and asked Lee to summarize the proposal. Lee said the system would allow riders to pay fares on buses with credit and debit cards, tap-to-pay and phone payments, and would support refillable, reusable fare cards that retail locations could load. "This is a way for us to be able to collect fares in the buses with credit card, debit card, tap to pay, phone payments," Lee said.
Lee described retail reload options so a…
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