Re: Rail Transit
It has become integrated in that fashion here in the Seattle area (and then some). There are different agencies involved (Seattle Metro runs the buses within the city, Sound Transit runs the light-rail within the city as well as the trains that run south of town, other transit agencies run other buses throughout the region, etc.), but now, you can buy one single pass-card that is good on all the systems. Not only that, but you can add value to the card in person, at transit stations, through the mail or online. Then you just scan the card at a reader on a bus or light-rail station, and don't need to carry "exact change." The value of one ride will transfer to another, no matter the vehicle, and if there's an additional fee (for a longer distance transfer, for example), the next scan will calculate that and subtract it from your account.
Originally posted by Ron Whitfield
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